Chapter 1 - Terms and Directional Terms

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Internal organs are sometimes called

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viscera

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Spinal cord is housed in a stack of disc-shaped bones called

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vertebrae

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spinal cord is the connecting highway between your brain and

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the rest of your body

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Homeostasis

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Stable: Physiology of your body is trying to accomplish on a 24/7 basis. Your body wants stability and balance all the time

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Inferior

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Refers to something below a particular point

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Superior

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Refers to something above a particular point

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body

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Posterior

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Toward the rear of the body

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Medial

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Nearer to the center or midline of the body

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Lateral

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Further away from center or midline of the body

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Midline

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Draw a line down the center of your body dividing it into right and left halves. That’s your midline

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Distal

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Farther away from the trunk of the body

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Proximal

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Close to the trunk of the body

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Superficial

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Near the surface of the body

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Deep

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Far from the surface of the body

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Intermediate

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Anything between 2 reference points (heart is between 2 lungs)

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Caudal

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Something is lower than another part of the body or towards the posterior part of the body like a tail

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cranial

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Anything near the head

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cranium

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medical term for your head cavity

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Visceral

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May see instead of the ord “deep” - anything not visible on the surface of the body

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Palmar

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Refers to the palm side of the hand

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Plantar

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Refers to the bottom of the foot

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Dorsal

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Something on the bck of a reference point. Sometimes interchangeable with posterior

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Ventral

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The front of a reference point. Sometimes interchangeable with anterior

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Parasagittal

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Near the sagittal line

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Sagittal Plane

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Also called the lateral plane. Separates the body into left and right halves

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Midsagittal plane

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Midline of the body

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Parasagittal plane

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Any line that is parallel to the midsagittal plane

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Coronal plane (frontal plane)

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Divides the body into the front (dorsal) and back (ventral) parts

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Transverse (axial) plane

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Divides the body into the top half and the bottom half. Only plane that is horizontal and parallel to the ground