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Lab 1 Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomical Position | hands are at the sides with the palms facing forward, and the feet are together |
| Axial | relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body |
| Appendicular | relating to limbs and their attachments |
| Abdominal | pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
| Axillary | pertaining to the armpit |
| Brachial | pertaining to the arm |
| Cervical | pertaining to the neck region |
| Femoral | pertaining to the thigh |
| Gluteal | pertaining to the buttock |
| Lumbar | Loin (lower back) |
| Sacral | pertaining to the region between the hips (anterior view) |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Medial | Toward the midline |
| Lateral | Away from the midline or median place |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| caudad | toward the feet (tail) |
| dorsal | backside |
| ventral | belly side |
| proximal | nearer the trunk |
| distal | attached end/farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
| superficial | toward or at the body surface |
| deep | away from the body surface |
| section | single view or slice along one of the planes |
| plane | an axis or point of view |
| Sagittal section/plane | divides body into left and right parts |
| Midsgittal section/place | divdes body into equal parts, right down the midline |
| Frontal (coronal) section/plane | divides body into anterior and posterior parts |
| Transverse (cross) section/plane | divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
| dorsal body cavity | contains Cranial Cavity and Vertebral Cavity |
| Cranial Cavity | contains brain |
| Spinal Cavity | contains spinal cord |
| Ventral Body Cavity | contains thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities |
| Thoracic Cavity | contains heart and lungs |
| Abdominal Quadrants | contains right upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left upper quadrant, and left lower quadrant |
| Abdominal Regions | (picture diagram in head, 9 quadrants all together) |
| Umbilical Region | centermost region |
| Epigastric Region | superior to the umbilical region |
| Hypogastric (pubic) region | inferior to the umbilical region |
| Iliac (inguinal) regions | lateral to the hypogastric region (both sides) and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones |
| Lumbar regions | between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical regions |
| Hypochondriac Regions | flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs |
| Abdominal Cavity | contains digestive viscera (internal organs) |
| Pelvic Cavity | contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum |
| Parietal Serosa | part of the membrane lining the cavity walls |
| Visceral serosa | covers the external surface of the organs within the cavity |
| Peritoneum | the serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs |
| Pleura | serosa that encloses the lungs |
| Pericardium | serosa around the heart |
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