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L2: Organization of the Body & Anatomical Nomenclature Flashcards

1
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What are the 6 different levels of structural organization?

A

1) Chemicals
2) Cells
3) Tissues
4) Organs
5) Organ Systems
6) Organism

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What is included in the axial division of the body?

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Head, neck and trunk

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What is included in the appendicular division of the body?

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Upper and lower extremities (arms, legs)

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The dorsal, ventral and abdominopelvic body cavities are found in what division?

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Axial

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The dorsal body cavity holds what smaller cavities?

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1) Cranial cavity
2) Vertebral canal

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The ventral body cavity holds what smaller cavities?

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1) pleural cavities
2) Pericardial cavity
3) Mediastinum

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The abdominopelvic cavity hold what smaller cavities?

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1) Abdominal cavity
2) Pelvic cavity

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Describe the anatomical position

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1) Arms at sides
2) Feet & body facing forwards
3) Palms open facing forwards

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What does superior mean?

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Above or higher in position; towards the head

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What does cranial mean?

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Relating to the skull or head; toward the head

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What does inferior mean?

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Below or lower in position; towards the feet

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What does caudal mean?

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Relating to the tail; lower in position

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What does anterior/ventral mean?

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Nearer to or at the front of the body

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What does posterior/dorsal mean?

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Nearer to or at the back of the body

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What does medial mean?

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Nearer to the midline of the body

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What does lateral mean?

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Farther from the midline

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What does intermediate mean?

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Between two structures

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What does ipsilateral mean?

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On the same side of the body’s midline as another structure

19
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What does contralateral mean?

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Opposite side of the body’s midline from another structure

20
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What does proximal mean?

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Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the origination of a structure

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What does distal mean?

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Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure

22
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What does superficial mean?

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Toward or on the surface of the body

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What does deep mean?

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Away from the surface of the body

24
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What does bilateral mean?

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(something on) Both sides of the body

25
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What does peripheral mean?

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Away from the centre. Something away from the centre of a body part

26
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What does parietal mean?

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Relating to the walls or outer surface/layer of a body part

27
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Describe a mid-sagittal plane of the body

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Divides body longitudinally in equal left and right halves

28
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Describe a para-sagittal plane

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Divides body longitudinally in UNequal left and right halves

29
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Describe a frontal/coronal plane

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Divides body into front/back halves

30
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Describe a horizontal/transverse plane

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Divides body into superior and inferior portions (horizontally divides)

31
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Describe an oblique plane

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Divides body on an angle

32
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Name the 9 regions of the abdominal cavity

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1) Epigastric
2) Left hypochondriac
3) Right hypochondriac
4) Umbilical
5) Left lumbar
6) Right lumbar
7) Hypogastric
8) Left iliac
9) Right iliac

33
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What organ(s) are found in the epigastric region of the abdominal canal?

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  • Right lobe of liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Left lobe of liver
  • Stomach
  • Transverse colon of large intestine
34
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What organ(s) are found in the left hypochondriac region?

A
  • Spleen
35
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What organ(s) are found in the right hypochondriac region

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  • Right lobe of liver
36
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What organ(s) are found in the umbilical region?

A

Small intestine

37
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What organ(s) are found in the left lumbar region?

A
  • Descending colon of large intenstine
38
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What organ(s) are found in the right lumbar region?

A
  • Ascending colon of large intenstine
39
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What organ(s) are found in the hypogastric region?

A

Urinary bladder

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