Anatomical Terms Flashcards
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What are the serous membranes that enclose the lungs and line the chest wall?
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Pleural Membranes
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What is the mediastinum that divides the thorax into right and left halves?
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Thoracic Cavity
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What does the peritoneal membrane do?
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Lines the walls
3
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What does the cranial cavity house?
A
The Brain
4
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Contains the spinal cord within the sections of the backbone
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Vertebral Canal
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Broad, thin muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
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diaphragm
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dorsal
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pertains to the back surface of a body part
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ventral
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underside
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pertaining to the upper or lower limbs
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appendicular
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axial?
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head, neck, and trunk
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viscera
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organs in body cavities
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oral cavity
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contains teeth and tongue
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lateral
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farther from the center
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bilateral
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paired structures. one on each side
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distal
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farther from the torso
