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Key terms unti 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 b a medical 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 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 the attachment of the umbilical cord |
| Vertical plane | imaginary line indicating a perpendicular direction to the ground |