Human Body Flashcards
Consists of the skull and face
Head
Supports the head and attaches it to the trunk
Neck
Consists of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis
Trunk
Attaches to the trunk and consists of the shoulder, armpit, arm, forearm, wrist, and
hand
Upper limbs
Also attaches to the trunk and consists of the buttock, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot
Lower Limbs
Spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal
organs.
BODY CAVITIES
Formed by cranial bones and contains the brain
CRANIAL CAVITY
Formed by the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal
nerves.
VERTEBRAL (SPINAL) CANAL
Three layers of protective tissue line the cranial cavity and the
vertebral canal.
meninges
Formed by the ribs, the muscles of the chest, the sternum (breastbone), and the
the thoracic portion of the vertebral column (backbone)
THORACIC (CHEST) CAVITY
o around; heart
o A fluid-filled space that surrounds the heart
Peri- , -cardial, PERICARDIAL CAVITY
o rib or side
o Two fluid-filled spaces, one around each lung
Pleur- , PLEURAL CAVITIES
o middle; partition
o Central part of the thoracic cavity
Media- , -stinum , MEDIASTINUM
(Greek blank meaning “partition or wall”) is a dome-shaped muscle
that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity.
diaphragma, diaphragm
Extends from the diaphragm to the groin and is encircled by the abdominal wall and
the bones and muscles of the pelvis
ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
