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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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Towards the right side of the body.

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Right

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Towards the left side of the body.

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Left

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3
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A structure above the other.

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Superior

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4
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A structure below the other.

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Inferior

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5
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Closer to the head than another structure (usually synonymous with superior).

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Cephalic

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6
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Closer to the tail than another structure (usually synonymous with inferior).

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Caudal

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7
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The front of the body.

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Anterior

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8
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The back of the body.

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Posterior

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9
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Towards the belly (synonymous with anterior).

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Ventral

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10
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Towards the back (synonymous with posterior).

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Dorsal

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11
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Closer to the point of attachment to the body than another structure.

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Proximal

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12
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Farther to the point of attachment to the body than another structure.

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Distal

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13
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Away from the midline of the body.

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Lateral

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14
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Toward the midline of the body.

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Medial

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15
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Toward or on the surface.

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Superficial

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16
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Away from the surface, internal.

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Deep

17
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Separates the front (anterior) and back (posterior) of the body.

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Frontal Plane / Coronal Plane

18
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Separates the left and right sides of the body.

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Sagittal Plane

19
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Separates the upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves of the body.

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Transverse Plane / Axial Plane

20
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A sagittal plane that perfectly divides the body down the midline.

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Median Plane

21
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Cavity in the back of the body.

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Dorsal Cavity

22
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Cavity in the front of the body.

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Ventral Cavity

23
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Cavity that consists of the brain.

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Cranial Cavity

24
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Cavity that consists of the spinal cord.

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Spinal Cavity

25
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Thoracic cavity that consists of the lungs.

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Pleural Cavities

26
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Thoracic cavity that consists of the trachea and esophagus.

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Mediastinum

27
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Thoracic cavity that consists of the heart and great vessels.

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Pericardial Cavity

28
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Abdominopelvic cavity that consists of the liver, stomach, pancreas, and intestine,

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Abdominal

29
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Abdominopelvic cavity that consists of the bladder and reproductive organs.

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Pelvic

30
Q

A single plane through the anterior-posterior midline divides the animal into mirror-image halves.

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Bilateral Symmetry

General Zoology (Lab) (4 decks)

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