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1.2 Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Anatomical Position

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man standing upright with thumbs out, face foreward, arms side, toes foreward,

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prone

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laying face down

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Supine

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laying face up

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Superior (Cranial)

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referring to the Upper part of the structure

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Inferior(Caudal)

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away from the upper portion (navel is inferior to chin)

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Anterior (ventral)

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towards upper front part of body (breastbone is anterior/ventral to/of spine)

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posterior (dorsal)

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towards back of the body (heat is posterior to breasbone)

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medial

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towards midline

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lateral

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away from midline (midline can be objective)

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-Ipsilateral

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referring to two items on one side of the structure

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-contralateral

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opposite sides of the body/ structure

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proximal

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closer to the origin of the body part/ the point of teh attachment of the limb (elbow proximal to wrist)

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distal

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farther from the origin of the body part or point of the limb to the body trunk. (the knee is distal to the thigh)

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superficial

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towards body durface

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deep

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internal or down deep into the body

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coronal plane

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frontal plane divides into anterior and posterior

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sagittal plane

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cuts body in half in median, or parasagittal

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median or midsagittal plane

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cuts right from left

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parasagittal plane

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cuts off centered left from right in unewual portions

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transverse plane

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horizontl plane/ cutting into superior from inferior planes

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oblique plane

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diagonal plane least used.

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Body Cavities

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holes in the body where we can store our stuff and organs

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Dorsal Cavity

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more posterior cavity that has 2 subdividions seperated by the foremen magnum

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foremen magnum

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the hole at the base of the head that is where the brain exits and the spinal chord begins

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Cranial Cavity

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The superior part of the cavity enclosed by the skull and is surrounded by the membrane called the meninges to protect and containt he brain

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Spinal/ Vertebral Cavity

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The inferior portion of the cavity that the spinal chord is deep within. the meninges also protects this structure aswell.

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Ventral/ Body Cavity

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the more anterior cavity with two parts both seperated by teh diaphragm

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a. Thoracic cavity

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usually contains heart and lungs

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a1. pulmonary cavities

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2 of these: is in the chest and each cavity has one lung in it surrounded by the serou membrane

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a2. mediastinum cavity

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the cavity between the pulmonary cavities it usually has the heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus

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abdominopelvic cavity

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the cavity that contains the liver, tummy, intestines, ect.

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abdominal cavity

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the superior part of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the kidneys, digestive organs, ureters, just like the lungs, (also surrounded by the serous membrane

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pelvic cavity

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inferior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity, some of the organs are surrounded by the serous membrane aswell. Some organs are urinary, reproductive, and rectum.

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Abdominopelvic Cavity Quadrants

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the quadrants formed from the umbilical midsagittal along a transverse line.

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Right Upper Quadrent, Left Upper Quadrent, Right Lower Quadrent, Left Lower Quadrent

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the four quadrents of the abdominopelvic cavity

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Abdomnopelvic Regions I

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Right hypochondriac region

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Abdominopelvic Region II

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Epiglastric region

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Adbominopelvic Region III

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Left Hypochondriac Region

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Abdominopelvic Region IV

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Right Lumbar Region

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Abdominoelvic Region V

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Umbilical Region

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Abdominal Region VI

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Left Lumbar region

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Abdominopelvic Region VII

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Right Inguinal Region

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Abdominopelvic Region VIII

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Hypogastric (pubic) Region

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Abdominopelvic Region IX

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Left inguinal Region

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Serous Membrane

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Slippery membrane that surrounds organs and is made epitherial tissue(also called serosa)

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Parietal layer

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The outter layer of the membrane that is the furthest from the organ it is protecting.

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Visceral layer

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teh innermost layer of the membrane that sticks to the organ it protects

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serous CAVITY

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the space between the two previous cavities that is usually filled with serous fluid.

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Parietal Percardium

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the membrane which is the outtermost portion of the membrane. the visceral percardium adheres directly to the surface of the heart AND the lungs

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Peritoneal membrane

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the name of the serous membrane that covers the abdominal organs it is also called the pretoneum fluid

A&P Intro to Anatomy 1.1 (3 decks)

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