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Unit 1.02 Key Terms
Health science 1
| 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 four parts created by a medial sagittal plane and a transverse plane passing through the umbilicus at right angles |
| region | one of nine areas of the abdomen created by four imaginary planes used to locate organs more easily |
| section | a cut made through the body in the direction of a certain plane |
| 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 |