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Med term chap.4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| histology | study of tissues |
| Epithelial tissue | covers surfaces of organs, lines cavities and canals, forms tubes and ducts, provides the secreting portions of glands, and makes up the outer layer(epidermis) |
| Epidermis | skin |
| Connective tissue | supports and connects other body tissues. Ex. Cartilage, adipose(fat), bone, elastic fiber and even blood |
| Muscle tissue | provides the contractile tissue of the body, responsible for movement |
| Nervous tissue | transmits electrical impulses as it relays information throughout the entire body |
| Anatomical position | stands erect, facing forward, arms at the side, palms facing forward and feet straight down from shoulders |
| plane | imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two sections |
| coronal(frontal) plane | divides the body into an anterior and posterior section- front and back |
| transverse(horizontal)plane | divides the body into top and bottom sections |
| midsagittal plane | runs through the center of body dividing left and right |
| superior(cephalad) | higher than |
| inferior(caudal) | lower than |
| posterior(dorsal) | back side |
| anterior(ventral) | front side |
| abduction | away from the median plane of body or one of its parts |
| Adduction | toward the median plane of the body |
| medial | close to midline |
| lateral | pertaining to a side |
| proximal | nearer to center of body |
| distal | farther from the center |
| parietal | outer wall of body cavity |
| visceral | viscera, or internal organs |
| prone | lying on abdomen, face down |
| supine | lying horizontally on the back, face up |
| inversion | turning inward |
| eversion | turning outward |
| palmar | pertaining to palm of hand |
| plantar | pertaining to the sole of the foot |
| superficial | toward the surface(external) |
| deep | deep in surface(internal) |
| dorsal cavity | located on back of body and contains cranial and spinal cavity |
| ventral cavity | located on front of body and contains thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity |
| cranial cavity | formed by skull and contains brain |
| spinal cavity | formed by spine(backbone) and spinal cord |
| meninges | membranes that line these cavities and cover the brain and spinal cord |
| diaphragm | muscular wall that separates thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity |
| thoracic cavity | contains lungs and heart |
| abdominal pelvic cavity | contains abdominal and pelvic cavity |
| Abdominal cavity | contains liver, stomach, intestines and kidneys |
| pelvic cavity | bellow abdominal cavity and contains urinary bladder and reproductive organs |
| quadrants | 4 imaginary lines that form a cross in the midsection of lower torso |
| abdominopelvic regions | anatomists and clinicians divide the abdominopelvic cavity into nine sections called |
| right upper quadrant(RUQ) | Right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas and part of the small and large intestines |
| Left upper quadrant(LUQ) | Left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines |
| Right lower quadrant(RLQ) | Part of the small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, the right fallopian tube and the right ureter |
| Left lower quadrant(LLQ) | Part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter |
| Right hypochondriac region | upper right lateral region beneath the ribs |
| epigastric | upper middle region |
| left hypochondriac | upper left lateral region beneath the ribs |
| right lumbar | middle right lateral region |
| umbilical | region of the navel |
| left lumbar | middle left lateral region |
| Right iliac(inguinal) | lower right lateral region |
| Hypogastric | Lower middle region |
| Left iliac(inguinal) | lower left lateral region |
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