Exam 1 Part 7 Flashcards
coronal section
divides into poster/anterior sections. Think coronal suture
transverse section
across short axis
midsaggital section
left and right
-can be saggital
serial sectiosn
put individual images together for 3D view
sectioning
longitutinal, transverse, oblique (unusual angle)
dorsel
back
ventral
front
caudal
toward tail end
cranial
toward head
Rostral
toward the nose
medial
toward midpoint of body
lateral
away from midpoint of body
internal/deep
on the inside
external/superficial
on the outside
peripheral
at the edge
Body cavities
may be hard-walled; protect very fragile organs, which are further surrounded/protected by membranes
Thoriacic cavity
chest. surrounded by ribs and sternum
Mediastinum
Part of Thoriacic cavity between the lung
-heart, esophagus, great vessels, trachea
Pericardium
Part of thoriacic cavity. heart. double layer of membranes surrounding the heart
pleura
part of thoriacic cavity. Lungs
abdominal cavity
digestive organs
pelvic cavity
connective tissues surrounds
abdominopelvic cavity
both abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
Body membranes
organs - have ET and Ct
Cover, separate, and support visceral organs; line obdy cavities