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Anatomical Languange and Cavities Flashcards

1
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Standing upright, upper limbs at the sides hanging, palms facing forward, feet flat on the ground and facing forward.

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Anatomical Position

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2
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Towards the upper body

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Superior

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3
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towards the lower body

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Inferior

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4
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Front of the body

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Anterior

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5
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Surface of the body

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Superficial

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5
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Back of the body

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Posterior

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Towards the side and away from midline

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Lateral

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Toward the midline

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Medial

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7
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Toward the trunk/origin

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Proximal

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8
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Away from the trunk

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Distal

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9
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Internal/Away from the surface of the body

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Deep

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10
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Lying face upward

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Supine

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11
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Lying face downward

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Prone

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12
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ONE side of the body

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Unilateral

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13
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Involves BOTH sides of the body

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Bilateral

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14
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On the SAME side of the body

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Ipsilateral

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15
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On the OPPOSITE side of the body

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Contralateral

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16
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Imaginary lines that helps divide the body into different section to locate bodily structures.

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Body planes

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17
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It divides the body into right and left directions.

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Sagittal plane

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18
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Sagittal plane that cuts in midline of the body

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Midsagittal plane

19
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Sagittal plane that have unequal cut of the body

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Parasagittal plane

20
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It divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) section.

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Coronal/Frontal plane

21
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It divides the body into superior and inferior sections

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Transverse plane

22
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Portions of the body created by a plane.

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Body sections

23
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Any plane perpendicular to the transverse.

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Longitudinal section

24
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Any plane that is not horizontal or vertical.

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Oblique section

25
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Cut at right angles to the long axis.

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Transverse section

26
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Body parts that parts of Central region

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Head
Neck
Trunk (Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic)

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Body parts that part of the Upper region/limbs

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Arm
Forearm
Wrist
Hand

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Body parts that part of Lower region/limbs

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Thigh
Leg
Ankle
Foot

29
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Subdivided into quadrants by two imaginary lines—horizontal & vertical—that intersect at the navel.

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Abdomen

29
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This is where appendix is located and the pain of acute appendicitis is felt here.

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Right-lower quadrant

29
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These are the regions of the abdomen

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  • Right hypochondriac region
  • Epigastric region
  • Left hypochondriac region
  • Right lumbar region
  • Umbilical region
  • Left lumbar region
  • Right iliac region
  • Hypogastric region
  • Left iliac region
30
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It is surrounded by the rib cage and separated by the muscular diaphragm from the abdominal cavity.

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Thoracic cavity

30
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Four quadrants in abdomen

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  • Right-upper
  • Right-lower
  • Left upper
  • Left lower
31
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Median partition containing Heart, Thymus, Trachea, Esophagus, Blood vessels & nerves.

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Mediastinum

32
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It is enclosed by abdominal muscle containing stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, and kidney.

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Abdominal cavity

33
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It’s encloses small spaces by pelvic bones and consist of urinary bladder, large intestine, and internal reproductive organs.

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Pelvic cavity

34
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Lines the trunk cavities and cover the organs within that helps to reduce friction when organs rub against each other.

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Serous Membrane

35
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The inner part that covers organs

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Visceral serous membrane

36
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The outer membrane

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Parietal serous membrane

37
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The visceral __________ covers the heart in pericardial cavity

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Pericardium

38
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In pleural cavity it is the superior surface of the diaphragm

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Parietal Pleura

39
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In pleural cavity that covers that lung

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Visceral Pleura

40
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It covers the many organs of abdominopelvic cavity.

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Visceral Peritoneum

41
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In peritoneal cavity it is the inferior surface of the diaphragm

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Parietal Peritoneum

42
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It consists of two layers of peritoneum fused together and provides pathways for nerves and blood vessels to reach organs.

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Mesenteries

43
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Attach to the body wall which does not have mesenteries and is located “behind” the parietal peritoneum.

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Retroperitoneal

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