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important vocabulary from lecture one

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hand is ______ to the elbow   distal  
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eyes are _____ to the nose   lateral  
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bones are ______ too the muscle   deep  
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What is the membrane in the cranial cavity?   meninges  
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What viscera is contained in the pelvic cavity?   bladder, rectum, reproductive organs  
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The Thoracic Cavity contains the ____&_____   heart & lungs  
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Name the 6 major body cavities   Cranial, Vertebral, Pleural, Pericardial, Abdominal, Pelvic  
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Name the Anatomical Planes   frontal, sagittal, transverse  
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median   divides into equal right and left parts  
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spinal cord is ____ to the brain   caudal  
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heart is _____ to the diaphragm   superior  
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frontal plane   divides anterior (front) and posterior (back)  
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What is the membrane of the lungs?   pleurae  
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What viscera is contained in teh vertebral cavity?   spinal cord  
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caudal   toward the tail or inferior end  
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superior   above / upper  
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Anatomical Plane   implies an imaginary flat surface passing through the body  
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pronated forearm   palms facing rearward or downward; radius and ulna are crossed  
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digits   fingers and toes  
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viscera   organs contained in body cavities  
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heart is ____ to the spine   ventral  
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What is the proper anatomical position?   feet flat on the floor and close together, arms held downward and supine with face forward  
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Name the lower limbs   thigh, leg, ankle, foot, toes  
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arms are _____ to legs   superior  
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skin is _____ to muscle   superficial  
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Cavities are lined with ______   membrane  
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The standard frame for reference for antomical descriptions & dissection   anatomical position  
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What are the positions of the forearm?   supinated (forward) & pronated (rearward)  
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What is the appendicular region?   upper and lower limbs  
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What are the thoracic membranes and cavity of the heart?   parietal pericarium, pericardial cavity, visceral pericardium  
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anterior   front  
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transverse plane   divides into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions  
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ventral   front  
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superficial   towards the surface  
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distal   farther from the point of attachment or origin  
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manual   hand  
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inferior   lower / below  
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Axial region   head, neck, trunk  
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pedal   foot  
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antebrachial   forearm  
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carpal   wrist  
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Abdominal cavity contains what organs?   most digestive organs, kidneys, ureters  
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posterior   back  
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cephalic   toward the head or superior end  
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medial   toward the middle  
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proximal   close to the point of attachment or origin  
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tarsal   ankle  
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brachial   arm  
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femoral   thigh  
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What are examples of retroperitoneal organs?   kidney, ereters, adrenal glands, most of the pancreas  
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Where is the thoracic region located?   the trunk area above the diaphragm  
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rostral   toward the forehead or nose  
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lateral   away from the middle  
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What is the membrane in the cranial cavity?   meminges  
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What are the membrane in the heart?   pericardium  
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dorsal   back  
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supinated forearm position   palms face forward or upward, the radius and ulna are parallel  
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crural   leg  
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The Pelvic Cavity contains _____   rectum, urinary bladder, eretha, reproductive organs  
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cubital   elbow  
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deep   farther from the surface  
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Abdominal Region   the trunk below the diaphragm; divided into quadrants and into 9 regions by a tic-tac-toe grid  
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What are the thoracic membranes & cavities of the lungs?   parietal pleura, pleural cavity, visceral pleura  
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Everything is lined with_____   membrane  
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What are organs that lieagainst posterior wall and are covered by peritoneum only on the side facing the peritoneal cavity?   retroperitoneal organs  
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Name an example of potential spaces   Uterus. in a nonpregnant uterus, the mucous membranes of walls are in contact  
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greater omentum   "fatty apron" inferolateral border of stomach-overlies intestines  
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What type of membrane line the Thoracic and Abdomino-pelvic cavities?   serous  
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found between two membranes normally pressed firmly together   potential spaces  
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What is the skeletal systems main function?   support, movement, enclosure of viscera  
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CT scan is an example of what sectional plane?   transverse  
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The ______end of the nueral tube develops the brain   cephalic  
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