Lab #1 quiz Flashcards
Anterior/ventral
toward the front
Posterior/dorsal
toward the back
Superior
above, toward the head
Inferior
below, toward the feet
Medial
towards the middle
Lateral
towards the sides
Superficial
towards the surface
Deep
away from the surface
Proximal
part of arm/leg that is closer to the trunk
Distal
part of arm/leg that is farther away from the trunk
9 abdominal regions
- R/L hypochondriac
- R/L lumbar
- R/L inguinal
- epigastric
- umbilical
- hypogastric
Body planes/sectional planes
- sagittal
- transverse
- frontal
Sagittal
Separates right and left
Transverse
separates superior from inferior
Frontal
separates dorsal from ventral (anterior from posterior)
2 Body cavities
- Thoracic
- Abdominopelvic
Sub-cavities
- Pleural cavity
- Paricardial cavity
- Abdominal cavity
- Pelvic cavity
Visceral pleura
contacts and covers the lungs, within the pleural cavities
parietal pleura
lines the pleural cavities (of the thoracic cavity)
viceral pericardium
contacts and covers the heart, within the paricardial cavity
parietal pericardium
lines the pericardial cavity (of the thoracic cavity)
visceral peritoneum
contacts and covers some digestive organs, within the peritoneal cavity
parietal peritoneum
lines the peritoneal cavity (of the abdominopelvic cavity)
5 structures located within the mediastinum
- Heart
- esophagus
- aorta
- trachea
- thymus gland
