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1 :Basic organization, body cavities and relative positions Flashcards

1
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Appendicular skeleton

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Upper and lower extremities, pelvis

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Axial skeleton

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Head, thorax, vertebral column

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Body cavities

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Dorsal cavity and ventral cavity

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Dorsal cavity

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Cranial cavity and vertebral canal

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Thoracic cavity

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Pleural cavity,pericardial cavity and mediastinum

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

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What does the thoracic cavity, the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity have in common?

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They all contain the organs = viscera

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What is the anatomical position?

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Standing upright, looking forward, feet approximately shoulder width apart, palms of the hands facing forward

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What are the planes of the body ?

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Mid-sagittal (median) plane, Frontal plane, transverse plane

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What is the median plane ?

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Divides the body into right and left halves

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What is the parasagittal plane

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Plane parallel to the mid-sagittal plane but not equally divided

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What is the frontal plane?

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Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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What is the transverse plane

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Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts

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What are the relatives position

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Anterior, posterior, superior, inferior, proximal and distal

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What is the anterior position

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In front of the body part

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What is posterior

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The back of the body part

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What is superior

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Above or higher than another body part

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What is inferior

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Below or lower than another body part

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What is proximal

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Nearest to the source of the attachment or center of the body (extremities)

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What is distal

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Furthest away from the source of attachement of the center of the body (extremities)

21
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Which positions are specific to the extremities

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The proximal and distal one

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What is cranial

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Nearest or towards the head

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What is caudal

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Away from the head ( toward the tail end)

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What is medial

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Towards the mid-sagittal plane

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What is lateral

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Away from the mid-sagittal plane

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What is superficial

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Position relative to the body surface (towards the surface)

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What is deep

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Position relative to the body surface (away from the surface)

28
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What is intermediate

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Between two structures

29
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What is external

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In relevance to the body wall, cavities or hollow organs

30
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What is internal

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In relevance to the body wall, cavities or hollow organs

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