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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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Anatomic position

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Upright, facing front, arms at sides, palms forward and feet parallel.

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Frontal/coronall plane

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Made at right angles to the midline and divides the body into anterior (face, stomach, quads, knees, etc.) and posterior (back of head, back, butt, calves etc.)

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Sagittal plane

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Divides body into halves, right and left sides but does not have to be equal sides.

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Medial plane, midsagittal plane

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A plane that divides the body into right and left sides that passes directly through the midline to create equal sides.

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body horizontally to create superior and inferior parts.

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Cranial cavity

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Contains dorsal cavity and brain

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Dorsal cavity

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Contains the brain

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Spinal cavity

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Contains spinal cord

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Thoracic cavity

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Ventral cavity above diaphragm (chest cavity)

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Abdominal cavity

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Large ventral cavity below diaphragm and pelvic cavity

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Diaphragm

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Large muscle used in the function of breathing

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Pelvic cavity

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Ventral cavity below the abdominal cavity

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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Large ventral cavity between diaphragm and pelvis that includes the abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Peritoneum

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Large membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs within it.

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Epigastric

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Region above stomach

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Umbilical

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Navel region

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Hypogastric

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Region below stomach

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Hypochondriac

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Right and left regions near root of ribs

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Lumbar

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Left and Right regions near small of the back

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Iliac

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Left and Right regions of the hip and groin

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Anterior

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Toward the belly of the body

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Ventral

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Toward the belly of the body

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body

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Dorsal

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Toward the back of the body

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Toward the side of the body

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Proximal

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Nearer to point of attachment reference point

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Distal

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Farther from point of attachment or reference point

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Superior

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Above, high position

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Inferior

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Below, low position

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Cranial

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Toward the head

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Caudal

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Toward the lower end of the spine (Cauda means tail)

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Superficial

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Closer to surface of body. (external)

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Deep

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Closer to centre of body. (internal)

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cephal/o

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cervic/o

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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abdomin/o

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celi/o

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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lumb/o

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lower back

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periton, peritone/o

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peritoneum

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acro

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extremity, end

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brachi/o

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dactyl/o

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finger/toe

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ped/o

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pod/o

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circum

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peri

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intra

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in, within

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epi

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extra

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infra

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sub

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below, under

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inter

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juxta

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near, beside

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para

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near, beside

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retro

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behind, backward

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supra

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digit

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epigastrium

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Epigastric region (upper abdomen)

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Fundus

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The base or body of a hollow organ, the area of an organ farthest from its opening

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Hypochondrium

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Hypochondriac region (right or left of rib roots)

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Lumen

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Central opening within a tube or hollow organ

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Meatus

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Passage/opening

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Orifice

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The opening of a cavity

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Os

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Mouth, any body opening

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Septum

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Wall dividing two cavities

69
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Sinus

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A cavity within a bone

70
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Sphincter

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A circular muscle that regulates an opening

MEDT 211 (20 decks)

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