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Med Term CH 2 Body
Med Term A living language by Fremgen and Frucht CH2 Anatomical position
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sagittal plane | divides the body into right and left |
| frontal plane | divides the body into front and back portions |
| transverse plane | a crosswise plane that runs parallel to the ground, dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
| abdominal region | abdomen |
| brachial region | upper extremities or arms |
| cephalic region | head |
| cervical region | neck |
| crural region | lower extremities or legs |
| dorsum | back |
| gluteal region | buttocks; back of trunk |
| pelvic region | pelvis front of trunk |
| pubic region | region containing external genitals |
| throracic region | chest |
| trunk | torso |
| vertebral region | spinal column on back side of trunk |
| dorsal cavities include: | cranial and spinal cavity are contained in this |
| cranial cavity holds the ? | brain in held in this cavity |
| spinal cavity holds the ? | spinal cord is held in this cavity |
| ventral cavities include | thoracic and abdominal pelvic cavity or contained in it |
| thoracic cavity contains the | pleural cavity (lungs), pericardial cavity (heart), mediastrinum (heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, aorta) |
| pleural cavity holds the | lungs are held in this cavity |
| pericardial cavity holds the | heart is held in this cavity |
| mediastrinum cavity holds the | heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus gland, aorta |
| abdominopelvic cavities contain | the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity are contained in this cavity |
| abdominal cavity contains | stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and portions of the small intestine and colon are contained in this cavity |
| pelvic cavity contains | urinary bladder, ureters, urethra, portion of the small intestine and colon IN FEMALES: uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, vagina IN MALES: prostrate gland, seminal vesicles, portion of vas deferens |
| Right upper quadrant contains | liver, right kidney, colon, pancreas (small portion), gallbladder, small intestine |
| left upper quadrant contains | liver (small portion) left kidney, spleen, stomach, colon, pancreas (majority) small intestine |
| right lower quadrant contains | colon, small intestine right ureter, appendix, right ovary (female) right fallopian tube (female) |
| left lower quadrant contains | colon, small intestine, left ureter, left ovary (female), left fallopian tube (female) |
| midline area contains | bladder, uterus (female), prostrate (male) |
| superior | above another structure |
| cephalic | move more towards the head |
| inferior | more below another structure |
| caudal | more toward feet or tail |
| anterior | more toward the front |
| ventral | more towards the belly |
| posterior | more towards the back |
| dorsal | more towards the back |
| medial | near the middle |
| lateral | refers to the side |
| proximal | located near |
| distal | away from |
| apex | tip or summit of an organ |
| base | bottom or lower part of organ |
| superficial | more towards the surface of the body |
| deep | further away from the surface of the body |
| supine | body is lying horizontally facing upward |
| prone | body is lying horizontally facing down |
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