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Medical Term. Words
Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Medial | Refers to the middle or near the middle of the body |
| Posterior | more toward the back or spinal cord side of the body |
| Anterior | More toward the front or belly side of the body |
| Inferior | more toward the feet or tail, or below another structure |
| Superior | more toward the head or above another structure |
| viscera | Name of the internal organs of the body |
| Thoracic Cavity | Ventral body cavity in the chest that contains lungs and heart |
| Spinal Cavity | Dorsal body cavity within the spinal column that contains the spinal cords |
| mediastinum | central region of chest cavity, contains organs between the lungs ( heart , aorta, esophagus, and trachea) |
| Diaphragm | Major muscle of inspiration. Separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity |
| Cranial Cavity | A dorsal body cavity. it is within the skull and contains the brain |
| abdominopelvic cavity | a ventral cavity consisting of the abdominal and pelvic cavities. contains digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs |
| supine | Body lying down horizontally facing upward |
| prone | body lying down horizontally facing downward |
| distal | located farther away from the point of attachment to the body |
| proximal | located nearer to the point of attachment to the body |
| lateral | refers to the side |
| superficial | more towards the surface of the body |
| deep | farther away from the surface of the body |
| four quadrants | Right upper quadrant , right lower quadrant , left upper quadrant , left lower quadrant |
| abdominal cavity | the superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity |
| Epigastric | above the stomach |
| intervertabral | between the vertebrae |
| intramuscular | within the muscle |
| pericardium | around the heart |
| postnasal | behind the nose |
| retrostrenal | behind the sternum |
| substrenal | under the sternum |
| suprastrenal | above the sternum |
| transurethral | across the urethra |
| cytology | the study of cells and its function |
| histology | study of tissues |
| 4 Basic Types of Tissues | Muscle, Epithelial, connective, and nervous |
| organ | several different types of tissues that work as a unit to perform special functions |
| organ system | several organs working together in a coordinated manner to perform a function or funtions |
| Anatomic position | Body standing up straight, arms to the side, palms facing forward. Eyes looking straight ahead, feet and toes pointing forward |
| Sagittal Plane | splits body into right and left portions (aka medial) |
| Frontal (coronal) Plane | divides body into a front and back side |
| Transverse (Horizontal) Plane | Divides body into upper and lower portions |
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