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"Geography" of Body Flashcards

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superior (cranial)

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above/closer to the head

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inferior (caudal)

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below/closer to the feet

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anterior (ventral)

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toward the front of the body

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posterior (dorsal)

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toward the back of the body

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medial

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closer to midline of body

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lateral

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farther away from midline of the body

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proximal

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closer to the trunk of the body

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distal

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farther away from the trunk of the body

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superficial

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closer to surface of the body

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deep

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farther from surface of the body

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sagittal plane

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cuts the body in half normally

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coronal plane

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cuts the body in half with the front/back

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transverse plane

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cuts the body in the middle

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body cavities (from head to toe)

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cranial cavity
spinal cavity
thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
pelvic cavity

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body quadrants

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RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ

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16
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9 body regions

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right hypochondriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region

right lumbar region, umbilical region, left lumbar region

right iliac region, hypogastric region, left iliac region

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pathways of the circulation of blood

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1) systemic - the rest of the body
2) pulmonary - includes whatever is going/coming to and from the lungs

both include arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins!

18
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heart’s electrical conduction system

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sinoatrial/SA node
atrioventricular/AV node (aka gatekeeper)
bundle of His
Purkinje fibers

Purkinje fibers cause the ventricles to contract and pump blood into the pulmonary artery and the aorta

*** this is the cardiac cycle

19
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heart’s electricity is mapped out by a ___

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an electrocardiogram (EKG)

20
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main body systems that contribute to homeostasis

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endocrine and nervous systems

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