Anat 1 Flashcards
superior
above
closer
inferior
below another part, toward the feet
anterior
toward the front
posterior
toward the back
medial
midline (equal right and left halves), it is closer to the middle line
lateral
more towards the side than ____
ipsilateral
same side
contralateral
opposite sides
proximal
closer to the trunk of body
distal
further away from trunk
superficial/ peripheral
near surface
deep
more internal
saggital
a cut that divides into a left and right portion
midsaggital (median)
a cut down the middle w/ equal sides
transverse
horizontal line, up and bottom
coronal (frontal)
line that divides front and back
cylindrical organs
- straight across: cross section
- angular: oblique section
- along down the middle: longitudinal
abdominal top
hypochondriac, epigastric
abdominal middle
lumbar, umbilical
abdominal bottom
iliac, hypogastric
cranial
brain
vertebral/spinal
spinal cord
thoracic
lungs
mediastinum
esophagus, trachea, thymus, heart. btw lung
abdominal
stomach liver spleen gallbladder
intestine
pelvic
end of Lintestine
urinary
bladder
reproductive system
serous membrane
lines the walls of thoracic and abdominal cavity. fluid separate parietal (lining wall) & visceral (covering organ)
lung
- visceral pleura
- pleural cavity
3. parietal pleura
hearts
- visceral pericardium
- pericardial cavity
- parietal pericardium
- fibrous pericardium
abdominal
- visceral peritoneum
- peritoneal cavity
- parietal peritoneum
characteristics of life
movement responsiveness growth reproduction respiration digestion absorption circulation assimilation excretion
requirement to life
water (metabolic process, transport, body temp)
food
oxygen (release energy from food)
heat (increase chem rxn)
pressure
