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Health science term2
Unit 1.02
| 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 or 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 |
| Mediastinym | 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 meeing |
| Perpendicular | At right angles to a given plane |
| Plane | imaginary anatomical dividing line useful for separating body structures |
| Quadrant | one of four parts created by medical sagittal plane and a transverse plane passing through the umbilicus at right angle |
| Region | One of nine areas of the abdomen created by four imaginary planes; used to locate organs more easily |
| Section | a cut through the body in the direction of a certain plane |
| Umbilicus | Navel; depression in abdomen that marks the former point of attachment of the ambilical cord |
| Vertical plane | imaginary line indicating a perpendicular direction to the ground |