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A & P Lab #1
Exercise 2 of Lab book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| supine | when lying on back in anatomical position |
| prone | when lying face down in anatomical position |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below, belly |
| anterior | front or forward |
| posterior | back or behind |
| dorsal | refers to the back |
| ventral | refers to the belly |
| cranial | toward the head |
| caudal | toward the tail |
| medial | describes a structure as being closer to the body's midline or permanently between two structures |
| lateral | describes a structure farther away from the midline or permanently to the side of a structure |
| proximal | refers to parts near another structure |
| distal | describes structures that are distant from other structures |
| superficial | refers to parts on or close to the surface |
| deep | underneath an upper layer |
| cephalon | head |
| cervicis | neck |
| thoracis | thorax, or chest |
| axilla | armpit |
| brachium | arm |
| antecubitis | elbow |
| antebrachium | forearm |
| carpus | wrist |
| manus | hand |
| abdomen | belly |
| lumbus | loin |
| gluteus | buttock |
| pelvis | hip |
| pubis | anterior pelvis |
| inguen | groin |
| femur | thigh |
| popliteus | back of knee |
| crus | anterior leg |
| sura | calf |
| tarsus | ankle |
| pes | foot |
| planta | sole |
| frontal | forehead |
| nasal | nose |
| ocular, orbital | eye |
| otic | ear |
| buccal | cheek |
| cervical | neck |
| thoracic | chest |
| mammary | breast |
| umbilical | navel |
| pelvic | pelvis |
| manual | hand |
| inguinal | groin |
| pubic | pubis |
| femoral | thigh |
| pedal | foot |
| hallux | great toe |
| digits(phalanges) | toes, fingers |
| tarsal | ankle |
| cural | leg |
| patellar | kneecap |
| pollex | thumb |
| palmar | palm |
| carpal | wrist |
| antebrachial | forearm |
| antecubital | front of elbow |
| brachial | arm |
| axillary | armpit |
| mental | chin |
| oral | mouth |
| cranial | skull |
| facial | face |
| calcaneal | heel of foot |
| olecranal | back of elbow |
| dorsal | back |
| cranial cavity | the space within the oval cranium of the skull that encases and protects the brain |
| spinal cavity | a long slender canal that passes through the veterbral column |
| meninges | a protective three-layered membrane that connects the brain and the spinal cord |
| ventral body cavity, coelom | the entire space of the body trunk anterior to the vertebral column and posterior to the sternum and the abdominal muscle wall |
| thoracic | a subdivision of the ventral cavity holding the lungs and heart |
| abdominopelvic cavity | a subdiision of the ventral cavity, encasing the abdomen and pelvic regions |
| serous membrane | a fluid encasing of each organ to prevent friction and abrasion on the organ surface |
| mediastinum | a subdivision of the thoracic cavity,holding the mass of organs separting the pleural cavities |
| pleural cavities | a subdivision of the thoracic cavity, each one of these cavities holds one lung |
| pericardium | a subdivision of the mediastinum, holds the heart |
| abdominal cavity | contains most of the digestive organs |
| pelvic cavity | a small cavity enclosed by the pelvic girdle of the hips, contains reproductive as well as parts of the large intestine, rectum and urinary bladder |
| visceral layer | the layer of the double-layered serous membrane that is directly attached to the organ |
| parietal layer | superficial to the visceral layer and lines the wall of the body cavity |
| serous fluid | lies between the visceral and parietal layer and acts as a lubricant that reduces friction |
| pericardium | the name for the serous membrane which encloses the heart |
| parietal pericardium | the outer layer of the serous membrane attached to the pericardium walls which holds the heart |
| visceral pericardium | the inner layer of the serous membrane of the heart |
| pleura | the name of the serous membrane of the lungs, there is one of these per lung |
| parietal pleura | the outer layer of the serous membrane of the lungs that lines the thoracic walls |
| visceral pleura | the inner layer of the serous membrane of the lungs |
| peritoneum | the serous membrane of the abdomen, encasing most of the digestive organs |
| parietal peritoneum | contains many folds that wrap around and attach to the abdominal organs to the posterior abdominal wall |
| visceral peritoneum | the portion of the serous membrane that lines the organ surfaces |
| peritoneal cavity | the space between the parietal and visceral peritoneal layers |
| retroperitoneal | include the kidneys located behind and outside the peritoneum |
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