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Directional Terms/Body Cavities/Organ System Functions Flashcards

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Manual

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Hand

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Skeletal System

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Provides support, protects tissues, stores minerals, forms blood cells

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Muscular System

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Produces movement, provides support, generates heat

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Facial

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Face

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Umbilical

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Navel

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Acromial

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Shoulder

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Sagittal Plane

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Separates right and left portions.

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Pedal

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Foot

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Distal

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Away from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

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Antecubital

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Front of elbow

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Sural

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Calf

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Pollex

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Thumb

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Endocrine System

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Directs long term changes in other organ systems

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Olecranal

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Back of elbow

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Digestive System

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Produces food and absorbs nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water)

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Patellar

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Kneecap

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Reproductive System

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Produces sex cells and hormones, supports embryonic development from fertilization to birth (female)

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Spinal

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Vertebral

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Caudal

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Toward the tail (coccyx)

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Ventral

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The belly side

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Mammary

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Breast

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Integumentary System

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Protects against environmental hazards, helps control body temperature

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Orbital

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Eye

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Cranial

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Skull

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Cross section

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A cut in the transverse (horizontal) plane

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Crural

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Leg

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Lumbar

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Loin

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Midsagittal section

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Passes through the midline. It separates the body into equal right and left sides.

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Antebracial

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Forearm

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Posterior

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The back surface

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Respiratory System

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Delivers air to sites where gas exchange occurs between the air and circulating blood, produces sound

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Cervical

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Neck

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Urinary System

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Eliminates excess water, salts, and wastes, controls pH

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Parasagittal section

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Misses the midline. It separates the body into unequal right and left sides.

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Transverse plane

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(Horizontal plane) Separates superior and inferior portions of the body

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Cardiovascular System

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Transports cells and dissolved materials in the bloodstream, including nutrients, wastes, and gases

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Calcaneal

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Heel of foot

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Anterior

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The front surface

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Mental

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Hallux

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Dorsal

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Pubic

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Otic

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Buccal

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Pelvic

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Frontal plane

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Separates anterior and posterior portions of the body.

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Lymphatic System

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Defends against infection and disease, returns tissue fluid to the bloodstream

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Medial

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Toward the midline

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Digits (phalanges)

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Nervous System

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Directs immediate responses to stimuli, usually by coordinating the activities of other organ systems

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Tarsal

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Popliteal

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Back of knee

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Proximal

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Toward the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

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Deep

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Toward the interior of the body; farther from the surface

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Trunk

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Thoracic, mammary, abdominal, umbilical, pelvic

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Cephalic

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Head: cranial and facial

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Ocular

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Coronal plane

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Separates anterior and posterior portions of the body, coronal usually refers to sections passing through the skull.

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Superficial

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At, near, or relatively close to the body surface

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Oral

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Carpal

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Thoracic

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Thorax/chest

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Inguinal

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Inferior

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Below; at a lower level; toward the feet

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Nasal

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Dorsal

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Axillary

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Brachial

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Superior

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Above; at a higher level (in the human body, toward the head)

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Digits (phalanges)

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Cranial or Cephalic

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Toward the head

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Palmar

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Horizontal plane

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(Transverse) separates superior and inferior portions of the body.

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Viscera

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Internal organs that are partially or completely enclosed.

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Pericardial cavity

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The fluid filled space between the outer and inner layers of the serous pericardium.

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Pericardium

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Surrounds the heart

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Serous membrane

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Covers the viscera and lines the true body cavities of the trunk. Secretes a watery fluid that reduces friction and keeps the surfaces moist.

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Diaphragm

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A muscular sheet that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.

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Pleural cavity

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Holds each lung

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Pleura

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Lines the pleural cavity. Is a shiny, slippery serous membrane

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Mediastinum

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A mass of connective tissue that separates the two pleural cavities and stabilizes the positions of embedded organs and blood vessels.

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Peritoneal cavity

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A chamber lined by a serous membrane known as the peritoneum.

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Peritoneum

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The serous membrane that lines the peritoneal cavity

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Retroperitoneal

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Organs that lie between the peritoneal lining and the muscular wall of the abdominal cavity. (Kidneys and pancreas)

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Infraperitoneal

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Organs such as the urinary bladder and the distal portions of the ureters and large intestine, which extend inferior to the peritoneal cavity, are said to be this.

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Coxal

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Fibular

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Side of the leg

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Peroneal

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Side of the leg

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Manus

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Dorsum

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Occipital

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Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

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Perineal

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Region between the anus and external genitalia

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Sacral

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Region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)

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Scapular

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Shoulder blade area

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Synovial Cavity

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Joint cavities

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Appendicular

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Axial

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Head/neck/trunk

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