anatomical language Flashcards by Cidney Kowalik

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Superior

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Toward the top of the body

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Cranial

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Toward the skull

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Inferior

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Toward the bottom of the body

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Caudal

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Toward the tail

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Anterior

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Toward the front

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ventral

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Toward the belly

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Posterior

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Toward the back

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Dorsal

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Toward the spine

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Midline

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Line down the middle separating the left and right side

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Medial

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towards the midline

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lateral

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away from the middle

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Proximal

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Closer/toward the trunk or point of origin

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Distal

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Further/away from the trunk or origin

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Superficial

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towards the bodys surface

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deep

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away from the bodys surface

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Sagittal plane

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divides left and right into segments

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midsagittal

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divides along the midline

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parasagittal

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divides adjacent to the midline

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Transverse plane

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divides into upper and lower segments

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Frontal/coronal plane

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divides into front and back sections

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cranial cavity

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contains the brain

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Thoracic cavity

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contains heart and lungs

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vertebral cavity

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contains the spine

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abdominal cavity

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contains digestive organs

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pelvic cavity

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contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

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Pleural cavity

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fluid filled space surrounding lungs

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pericardial cavity

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fluid filled space surrounding heart

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mediastinum

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contains the pericardial cavity

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Parietal

A

outer wall

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viscera

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inner wall/organ facing

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serous fluid

A

clear/yellow fluid

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Sanguineous

A

Bloody fluid

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Diaphragm

A

Primary muscle for breathing that separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity

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RUQ

A

liver, gallbladder, upper portion of the kidney

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LUQ

A

Stomach, spleen, pancreas

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RLQ

A

appendix, lower portion of the kidney, ureter

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LLQ

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Ureter, lower portion of the kidney

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Epigastric

A

“above the stomach”

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Hypochondriac

A

“below the ribs”

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Umbilical

A

“the naval”

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Lumbar

A

“the lower back/spine”

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Lateral

A

“away from the midline”

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Inguinal

A

“the groin”

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lliac

A

refers to the hip bone

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hypogastric

A

below the stomach

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pubic

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refers to the pubic bone