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A&P Chapter 1 parts
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Superior | Cranial; towards the head |
| Inferior | caudal; away from the head, towards the feet |
| Ventral | anterior; towards the front of the body |
| Dorsal | posterior; towards the back of the body |
| Medial | Toward/at the midline of the body |
| Lateral | Away from the midline of the body |
| Intermediate | Between medial and lateral |
| Proximal | Closer to the origin (For limbs) point of attachment |
| Distal | Farther from the origin |
| Superficial | External; toward or at the body surface |
| Deep | internal |
| Nasal | nose |
| Oral | mouth |
| Cervical | neck |
| Acromial | point of shoulder |
| Axillary | Armpit |
| Abdominal | Abdomen |
| Brachial | Arm |
| Antecubital | front of elbow |
| Antebrachial | forearm |
| Pelvic | Pelvis |
| Carpal | wrist |
| Pollex | thumb |
| Palmar | palm |
| Digital | fingers/toes |
| Pubic | genital region |
| Patellar | Anterior knee |
| Crural | leg |
| Pedal | foot |
| Tarsal | ankle |
| Frontal | forehead |
| Orbital | eye |
| Buccal | cheek |
| Mental | chin |
| Sternal | breastbone |
| Thoracic | chest |
| Mammary | breast |
| Umbilical | navel |
| Coxal | hip |
| Inguinal | groin |
| Femoral | thigh |
| Fibular | peroneal; side of leg |
| Hallux | big toe |
| Cephalic | head |
| Manus | hand |
| Otic | ear |
| Occipital | back of head or base of skull |
| Vertebral | spinal column |
| Scapular | shoulder blade |
| Dorsum | dorsal; back |
| Olecranal | back of elbow |
| Lumbar | loin |
| Sacral | between hips |
| Gluteal | buttock |
| Perineal | region between the anus and external genitalia |
| Popliteal | back of knee |
| Sural | calf |
| Calcaneal | heel |
| Plantar | sole |
| Sagittal Plane | divides the body into left and right parts |
| Median Plane | midsagittal plane divides the body in half down the midline |
| Parasagittal Plane | all Sagittal planes except the median plane |
| Frontal Planes | coronal plane; divide the body into anterior and posterior parts |
| Transverse Plane | horizontal plane; divides the body into superior and inferior parts |
| Dorsal body cavity | cranial cavity + vertebral cavity |
| Cranial cavity | in the skull, encases the brain |
| Vertebral cavity | spinal cavity, inside the bony vertebral column encloses the spinal cord |
| Ventral body cavity | thoracic cavity + abdominopelvic |
| Viscera | Visceral organs; internal organs housed by the ventral body cavity |
| Thoracic cavity | surrounded by ribs and muscles; pleural cavities + mediastinum |
| Pleural cavities | envelopes each lung |
| Mediastinum | contains the pericardial cavity, surrounds esophagus, trachea and other thoracic organs |
| Pericardial cavity | encloses the heart |
| Abdominopelvic cavity | diaphragm separates it from the thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity + pelvic cavity |
| Abdominal cavity | contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs. |
| Pelvic cavity | lies in the bony pelvis, holds the bladder, some reproductive organs, and the rectum |
| Serosa | serous membrane; covers the walls of the central body cavity and the outer surface of the organs. |
| Parietal serosa | part of the serous membrane that lines the cavity walls. |
| Visceral serosa | the part of the serous membrane that folds on its self covering the organs. |
| Serous fluid | secreted by the serous membranes, allows the organs to slide without friction across cavity walls. |
| Oral and digestive cavities | the oral cavity, contains the teeth and tongue this is part of the digestive organs which opens to the exterior at the anus |
| Nasal cavity | within and posterior to the nose. Part of respiratory system |
| Orbital cavities | houses the eyes and presents them in an anterior position |
| Middle ear cavities | the middle ear cavities carved into the skull lie just medial to the eardrums. These cavities contain tiny bones that transmit sound |
| Synovial cavities | joint cavities, enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround freely moveable joints of the body. |
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