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Body Planes and Body Cavities Quiz review (chapter 7) Flashcards

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What are body planes?

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Imaginary lines through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections

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Bilateral

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Affect both sides of the body

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Unilateral

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Only affect one side of the body

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What are three main body planes?

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Transverse, Midsagittal, and Frontal

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Transverse plane

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A horizontal plane that divides the body into the top half and a bottom half

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Transverse body terms are..

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Superior & Inferior

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What is superior?

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Body part above other parts

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What’s inferior?

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Body part below other parts

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What are directional terms related to the Transverse plane?

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Cranial & Caudal

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What’s cranial?

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Body parts located near the head

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What’s caudal?

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Body parts located near the sacral region of the spinal column (aka the “tail”)

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Sagittal plane

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A vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections

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If sagittal plane runs down the midline of the body and divides into equal halves, it’s called..

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Midsagittal or Median planes

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What are body parts close to the midline or plane?

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Medial

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What are body parts away from the midline or plane?

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Lateral

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Frontal plane (or coronal plane)

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A horizontal plane that divides the body into a front and back section

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What are body parts in front of the plane or body called?

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Ventral or Anterior

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What are body parts on the back of the plane or body called?

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Dorsal or Posterior

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Proximal or Distal

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Used to describe the location of the extremities (arms & legs) in relation to the main trunk of the body - The point of reference

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Body parts close the point of reference is…

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Proximal

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Body parts distant from the point of reference is…

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Distal

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What are terms related to the Proximal plane?

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Superficial (or external) & Deep (or internal)

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What’s superficial?

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Structures located near the body surface

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What’s deep?

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structures located away from the body surface

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What are body cavities?

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Spaces within the body that contain vital organs

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What are the two main cavities?

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The Anterior (ventral) & Posterior (dorsal) cavity

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Thoracic cavity

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located in the chest and contains the esophagus, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, and large blood vessels

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Upper Abdominal cavity

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located in abdominal area and contains the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, appendix, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen

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Lower Abdominal cavity

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located in the pelvic area/cavity and contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and the last part of the large intestine

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Where would the kidneys and adrenal glands be located?

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Technically outside the abdominal cavity bc they are behind the peritoneal membrane that lines the cavity (the retroperitoneal space)

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Orbital cavity

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located at the eyes

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Nasal cavity

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located at the nose structures

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Buccal cavity

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located at the mouth for the teeth and tongue

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Abdominal regions

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RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

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Region above the stomach

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Epigastric region

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Region near the umbilicus or belly button

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Umbilical region

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Region below the stomach

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Hypograstric region or pelvic

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Region below the ribs

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Hypochondriac region right and left (pt’s left and right)

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Region near the large bones of spinal cord

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Lumbar region right and left (pt’s left and right)

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Near the groin

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Iliac region or inguinal right and left (pt’s left and right)

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WHATS THE ANATOMICAL POSITION

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Facing forward with palms cowards and out and arms forward and out

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