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Chapter 4 Body Term
Whole Body Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ventral | pertaining to the front; belly side |
| umbilicus | belly button; navel |
| umbilical region | region of abdomen located in the middle section of abdomen |
| transverse plane | dividing into superior & inferior portions |
| tissue | group of cells |
| thoracic cavity | chest cavity -lungs, heart, aorta, esophagus, & trachea |
| supine | lying horizontally on back faceup |
| supination | movement that allows the palms of the hands to turn upward or forward |
| superior | above or upward toward the head |
| superficial | pertaining to the surface of the body |
| smooth muscle | muscle found in the walls of the hollow internal organs |
| skeletal muscle | muscle that is attracted to bone |
| sacrum | singular triangular shaped bone |
| proximal | toward/nearest to the trunk of the body |
| prone | lying facedown on the abdomen |
| posterior | pertaining to the back of the body |
| plantar | pertaining to the sole or bottom of the foot |
| plane | imaginary slices (cuts) made through the body |
| peritoneum | specific serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body |
| pelvic cavity | lower front cavity of the body - urinary bladder & reproductive organs |
| nucleus | central controlling body within a living cell |
| nervous tissue | tissue that transmits impulses throughout the body |
| neoplasia | new & ABNORMAL development of cells that may be benign or malignant |
| navel | umbilicus; belly button |
| muscle tissue | tissue capable of producing movement of parts and organs |
| mitochondria | cell organs - provide energy |
| midline of the body | body is divided into equal right/left halves -medial/lateral |
| mediolateral | pertaining to the middle & side of a structure |
| medial | toward the midline of the body |
| McBurney's Point | point of the right side of the abdomen about two thirds of the distance between umbilicus -appendix |
| lumbar region | right & left regions of the middle section of the abdomen |
| lateral | toward the side of body |
| inguinal region | right and left regions of the lower section of abdomen |
| inferior | below or downward toward the tail/feet |
| hypoplasia | incomplete/under developed organ or tissue |
| hypogastric region | lower abdomen beneath the umbilical region |
| hyperplasia | increase in the # of cells of a body part |
| histologist | specializes in study of tissues |
| genes | segmetns of chromosomes that transmit hereditary characteristics |
| frontal plane | vertical body passing through from head to the feet - front & back portions (anterior/posterior) |
| epithelial tissue | tissue that covers the internal & external organs of the body |
| epigastric region | upper section of abdomen |
| dysplasia | abnormal development of tissues or organs |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back |
| distal | away from or farthest from the trunk of the body |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cranial cavity | cavity that contains the brain -dorsal |
| cranial | pertaining to the skull or cranium |
| connective tissue | tissue that supports & binds other body tissue & parts |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| chromosomes | threadlike structures within the nucleus that control function of growth, repair, & reproduction for the body |
| cervical vertebrae | C1 through C7 -neck |
| cell membrane | semipermeable barrier that is the outer coverage of a cell |
| cell | smallest & most numerous structural unit of living matter |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cardiac muscle | muscle that makes up the muscular wall of the heart |
| aplasia | developmental failure resulting in the absence of any organ or tissue |
| anterior | pertaining to the front of the body or toward the belly button |
| anatomical position | standard reference position for the body as a whole -arms at side palms up |
| anaplasia | change in structure & orientation of cells |
| abdominal cavity | cavity beneath the thoracic cavity -contains liver, gallbladders, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, & kidneys |
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