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Health Science 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dissect | To divide into two equal parts |
| Body Cavity | Group of organs functioning together within one or more body systems located in one similar area of the body |
| Buccal | Of, relating to, involving, or lying in the mouth |
| Cephalic | Of or relating to the head |
| External | Relating to an outer part |
| Gastric | Relating to the stomach |
| Horizontal plane | Imaginary cross-section that divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| Internal | Relating to the inside of the body |
| Mediastinum | The space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs |
| Oral | Relating to the mouth |
| Parallel | Extending in the same direction and not meeting |
| Perpendicular | At right angles to a given place |
| Plane | Imaginary anatomical dividing lines useful for separating body structures |
| Quadrant | One of four parts created by a medical sagittal place and a transverse plane passing through the umbilicus at right angles |
| Region | One of nine areas of the abdomen created by four imaginary places; used to locate organs more easily |
| Section | A cut made through the body in the direction of a certain place |
| Umbilicus | Navel; depression in abdomen that marks the former point of attachment of the umbilical cord |
| Vertical plane | Imaginary line indicating a perpendicular direction to the ground |