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1.02 key terms
| 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 plane |
| plane | imaginary anatomical dividing lines useful for separating body structures |
| Quadrant | one of the four parts created by a medial sagittal plane and a transverse plane passing through the umbilicus at right angles |
| region | one of the nine areas of the abdomen created by four imaginary planes ; used to locate organs more easily |
| Section | a cut made through the body on the direction of a certain plane |
| Umbilicus | navel ; depression in the abdomen that marks the former point of attachment of the umbilical cord |
| Vertical plane | imaginary line indicating a perpendicular direction to the ground |