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Dezare Casas Week 6
Chapter 1 (1 of 11)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anatomy | study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts |
| Anatomical position | body is in an erect or standing posture with the arms ar the sides and palms turned forward. |
| superior | towards the head |
| inferior | toward the feet |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| medial | toward the midline |
| lateral | toward the side of the body |
| proximal | toward or nearest the trunk of the body or nearest the point of origin of one of its parts |
| distal | away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a body part |
| superficial | nearer the surface |
| deep | farther away from the body surface |
| sagittal plane | any lengthwise plane running from front to back and top to bottom |
| coronal plane | any lengthwise plane running from side to side and top to botton dividing the body or any of it parts into anterior and posterior portions |
| Transverse plane | any crosswise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts |
| abdominopelvic regions | right and left hypochondriac, epigastric, right and left lumbar, umbilical, right and let iliac and hypogastric |
| Body cavities | Dorsal, ventral, thoracic, abdominopelvic |