Chapter 1 (Part 1) Flashcards
Characteristics of anatomic position include _(3…Part 1)
1)Upright stance
2)Feet parallel and flat on the floor
3)Upper limbs at the sides of the body
Characteristics of anatomic position include _(3…Part 2)
1)Palms face anteriorly (toward the front)
2)Head is level
3)Eyes look forward
Section _
actual cut or slice that exposes
internal anatomy
Plane _
maginary flat surface passing
through body
Coronal (or frontal) plane
Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior (front)
and posterior (back) part
Transverse (or cross-sectional) plane
Horizontal plane dividing the body into superior (top)
and inferior (bottom) parts
Midsagittal (or median) plane
Vertical plane dividing the body into
equal left and right halve
Oblique plane
Passes through structure at an angle
Sagittal plane
Parallel to midsagittal, but left or right
of midsagittal; divides structure into
unequal portions
Anterior
frontwards
Posterior
towards the back
Superior
towards the head (it’s relative)
Inferior
towards the bottom (it’s relative)
Medial
towards the midline
Lateral
out towards the side
Proximal
closer to
Distal
Farther away from
The axial region is your _
head, neck, and spine… It forms the vertical axis of the body
Appendicular region
Upper and lower limbs
Ceph- refers to _
head
The cephalic region is your _. It consists of _ parts
head
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Frontal refers to your_
forehead
Orbital refers to your_
eye
Nasal refers to your _
nose
Buccal refers to your _
cheeks
Oral refers to your_
mouth
Mental refers to your_
chin
The thoracic region is your _. It consists of _ parts
chest
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Axilary refers to your _
armpit
Mammary refers to your _
breast
Pectoral refers to your _
chest
Sternal refers to your _
sternum
Abdominal region is in the _
abdomen
Pelvic region is down where the _ is. It consists of _ parts.
pelvic
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Coxal refers to the _
hip
Inguinal refers to the _
groin
Cervical means _
neck
Deltoid refers to _
shoulder
The upper extremity consists of _ parts
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Brachial refers to _
arm
Antecubital refers to _
front of elbow
Manus refers to _
hand
Olecranal refers to _
elbow
Antebrachial refers to _
forearm (ante mean after)
Carpal refers to _
wrist
Dorsal means _. Ventral means _ And Dorsum of the hand is the
back
belly side
back of the hand
Palmar refers to _
palms
Digital refers to _
fingers and toes
The femoral refers to the _
thigh
The patellar refers to the _
kneecap
The popliteal refers to the _
posterior of knee
The cural refers to the _
leg
The sural refers to the _
calf
The calcaneal refers to the _
heal
The plantar surface refers to the _
sole
The tarsal refers to the _
ankle
The dorsum of the foot is _
the top of the foot when standing in the anatomical position
Digital refers to _
toe
Pes refers to _
foot
The posterior aspect is encased in _ and subdivided into _
Bone
1)Cranial Cavity(houses the brain)
2)Vertebral Cavity(houses the spinal cord)
Ventral cavities are___ than posterior cavities, they are placed___ in the body, and they do not completely encase organs in ___
larger
anteriorly
Bone
The___ partitions the ventral cavity into the___, and the___
thoracic diaphragm
superior thoracic cavity
inferior abdominal pelvic cavity
The abdominal pelvic cavity consists of the _
Superior abdominal cavity and the inferior pelvic cavity
The thoracic cavity consists of the___,___, and the___.
1) mediastinum (yellow shaded part in the middle at the top in the picture)
2) pleural cavity (the outside part that is shaded a teal color in the picture… there is two of these)
3) pericardial cavity (this is inferior to the mediastinum and is shaded blue in the picture… it is more medial than the pericardial cavity)
The two layers of the serious membranes are the___ and the___. The space between these membranes is called the___.
1) Parietal layer (Outer balloon wall
(comparable to parietal serous membrane )
2) visceral layer (Inner balloon wall
comparable to visceral serous membrane)
3) serous cavity (the air in the balloon in the metaphor that was used… this contains the serious fluid that acts as a lubricant between the membranes)
The mediastinum contains___(5)
the heart, thymus, esophagus trachea and major blood vessels that connect to the heart
The pericardium is a___
two layer serous membrane around the heart
The_ is a two layer service membrane associated with the lungs
pleura
The abdominal cavity contains___
most of the digestive system, organs like the kidneys and most of the ureters
The pelvic cavity contains the___
distal part of the large intestine, remainder of your ureters and urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs
The peritoneum is a___
two layered serous membrane, lines, the abdominal pelvic cavity
The peritoneum is a___
two layered serous membrane, lines, the abdominal pelvic cavity
