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A&P Lab 1 Exercise 1

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Term
Definition
anatomical position   the body is ERECT (vertical) and facing forward arms are straight and at the sides of the body with palms facing forward legs are straight with the feet facing forward and flat  
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surpine position   the body is horizontal and laying on back  
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prone position   the body is horizontal and laying on stomach  
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arm   located between shoulder and elbow  
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forearm   located from elbow to wrist  
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thigh   located between the groin and knee  
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leg   located between knee and ankle  
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chest   is the area of the trunk between the neck and diaphragm containing heart and lungs  
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abdomen   is the area of the trunk between diaphragm and hip bones contains the digestive system  
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pelvis   is the area of the trunk below the hip bone contains internal organs and urinary bladder  
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groin   is the area on the anterior (front) surface marked by a crease where the lower limn attaches to the pelvis  
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axial   pertaining to the central part of the body the head and trunk  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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cranial   pertaining to the portion of the skull surrounding the brain  
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facial   pertaining to the face  
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frontal   pertaining to the forehead  
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orbitial   pertaining to the eye  
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otic   pertaining to the ear  
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nasal   pertaining to the nose  
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mental   pertaining to the chin  
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ociptial   pertaining to the back of the head  
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cervical   pertaining to the neck  
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thoracic   pertaining to the chest  
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sternal   pertaining to the breast bone  
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pectoral   pertaining to the chest  
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mammary   pertaining to the breast  
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umbilical   pertaining to the naval  
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coxal   pertaining to the hip  
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pubic   pertaining to genital area  
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dorsal   pertaining to the back  
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scapular   pertaining to the shoulder blade area  
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vertebral   pertaining to the spinal column  
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lumbar   pertaining to the area of the back between the lowest rib and buttock  
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appendicular   pertaining to the extremities or limbs  
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acrominal   pertaining to the highest point of the shoulder  
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axillary   pertaining to the armpit  
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brachial   pertaining to the arm  
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antecubitial   pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow  
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olecranal   pertaining to the posterior surface of the elbow  
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antebrachial   pertaining to the forearm  
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carpal   pertaining to the wrist  
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manual   pertaining to the hand  
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palmar   pertaining to the palm of the hand  
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digital   pertaining to the digits (fingers)  
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inguinal   pertaining to the groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvis  
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gluteal   pertaining to the buttock  
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femoral   pertaining to the thigh  
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patellar   pertaining to the anterior surface of the knee  
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popliteal   pertaining to the posterior surface of the knee  
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crural   pertaining to the anterior surface of the leg  
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fibular or peroneal   pertaining to the lateral side of the leg  
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sural   pertaining to the posterior surface of the leg  
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tarsal   pertaining to the ankle  
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pedal   pertaining to the foot  
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plantar   pertaining to the sole of the foot  
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calcaneal   pertaining to the heel  
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inferior   below  
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superior   above  
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anterior (ventral)   closer to front of body  
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posterior (dorsal)   closer to back of body  
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medial   closer to the midline of the body  
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lateral   farther from the midline of the body  
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intermediate   between two structures  
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ipsilateral   on the same side of the body  
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contralateral   on opposite sides of body  
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proximal   nearer to point of attachment of limb to trunk  
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distal   farther from point of attachment of limb to trunk  
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superficial   closer to surface of body  
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deep   farther from surface of body  
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sagittal plane   pass vertically through the body or organs and divide them into right and left sections  
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midsagittal plane   plane passes vertically through the midline and divides the body into equal right and left halves  
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parasagittal plane   plane passes vertically through the midline and divides the body into unequal right and left portions  
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coronal plane (frontal)   plane passes vertically through the body and organs and produces anterior and posterior sections  
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transverse plane   passes horizontally through the body and produces superior and inferior sections  
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oblique planes   pass through the body at an angle forming oblique sections  
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longitudinal sections   sections that are produced by a plane running along the long axis of a long narrow structures  
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cross-sections   sections that are produced by a plane crossing perpendicular to the long axis  
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cranial cavity   is formed by the bones and contains the brain  
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vertebral canal   forned by bones of the vertebral column which contains the spinal cord  
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thoracic cavity   chest cavity is encircled by the ribs the muscles of the chest, the sternum(breastbone), and the thoracic portion of the vertebral column chest cavity; contains pleural(lungs) and pericardial (heart) cavities and mediastinum  
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plueral cavity   each surrounding a lung; the serous membrane of each pleural cavity is the pluera  
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pericardial cavity   surrounds the heart the serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium  
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mediastinum   central portion of the thoracic cavity between te lungs extends from the sternum to vertebral columns and extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphram; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels  
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Abdominopelvic cavity   subdivided into abdonimal and pelvic cavities  
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abdominal cavity   contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbadder, SI, most of the LI the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is peritoneum  
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pelvic cavity   contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestines, and internal organs of reproduction  
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diaphragm   is a domeshape muscle that seperates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity  
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membrane   thin, pliable tissue that covers, lines, partitions, or connects structures  
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serous membrane   thin epithelium that lines the walls of the thoracic and abdominal cavities and covers the viscera with those cavities  
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parietal layer   lines tje wallls of the cavities  
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visceral layer   covers amd adheres to the organs within the cavities  
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pleura   serous membrane of the pleura cavities  
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parietal plueral   lines chest wall  
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visceral pleura   clings to surface of lung  
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pleura cavity   space between parietal and visceral pluera  
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pericardium   serous membrane of the pericardial cavity  
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visceral pericardium   covers surface of heart  
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parietal pericardium   lines chest wall  
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pericardial caivty   between the visceral and parietal pericardium  
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peritoneum   is the serous membrane of the abdonimal cavity  
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visceral peritoneum   covers the abdominal viscera  
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parietal peritoneum   lines the abdominal wall  
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peritoneal cavity   between the visceral and parietal peritonem  
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retroperitoneal   located behind the peritoneal  
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abdominplevic regions   right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umblical,left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal  
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