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Lab A Flashcards

1
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Prone position

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laying down

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supine

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lying face up

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frontal plane

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extends vertically, perpendicular to the sagittal plane. Divides body into anterior and posterior.

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transverse plane

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Divides body or organ into superior and inferior portions. Ex. CT scan

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saggital plane

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Passes vertically and divides body left and right

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median plane

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saggital plane that divides the body into equal halves

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ventral

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toward the front or belly

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dorsal

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toward the back or spine

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anterior

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toward the ventral side

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posterior

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toward the dorsal side

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cephalic

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Toward the head or superior end

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rostral

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toward the forehead or nose

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caudal

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toward the tail or ingerior end

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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medial

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toward the median plane

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lateral

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away from the median plane

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18
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proximal

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closer to the point of attachment or origin

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distal

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farther from the point of attachment or origin

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ipsiltaeral

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on the same side of the body

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21
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contralateral

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on opposite sides of the body

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22
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superficial

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closer to the body surface

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23
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deep

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further from the body surface

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24
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Abdominal

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trunk below the diaphragm

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25
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appendicular

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arms and legs

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axial

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head, neck and trunk

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thoracic

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are of trunk above the diaphragm

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28
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cranial cavity

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brain, meninges

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29
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vertebral canal

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spinal cord, meninges

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30
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thoracic cavity contains

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pleural cavities and pericardial cavity;
region between the lungs, extending fromt he base of the neck to the diaphragm. Occupied by the heart, major blood vessels connected to the heart, the esophagus, the trachea and bronchi and the thymus

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31
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pleural cavities

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lungs, pleurae

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32
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pericardial cavity

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heart, pericardium

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33
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abdominopelvic cavity contains

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abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

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34
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abdominal cavity

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digestive organs, spleen, kidneys; peritoneum

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35
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pelvic cavity

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bladder, rectum, reproductive organs; peritoneum

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36
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auricular

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ears

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37
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buccal

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cheeks

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38
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cephalic

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entire head, includes facial and cranial regions

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cervical

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the neck, especially anteriorly

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cranial

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upper part of the head containing the brain

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facial

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the facial region encompasses the lower anterior portion of the head and includes the mental, nasal, nuchal, orbital and oral regions

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mental

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nasal

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nuchal

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back of neck

45
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orbital

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oral

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abdominal

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stomach area, generally considered to be anterior

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inguinal

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groin between pubic region and the legs

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interscapular

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between the scapular regions

50
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lumbar

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midline area of the back below the lumbar region

51
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pectoral

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pubic

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the area of the genitals

53
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sacral

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midline area of the back below the lumbar region

54
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scapular

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surrounds the scapula on the back

55
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sternal

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anterior central part of trunk

56
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umbilical

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contains the naval located at the center of the abdomen

57
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vertebral

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midline area of the back below the interscapular region and above the lumbar region

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acromial

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antebrachial

60
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axillary

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brachial

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carpal

63
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cubital

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front of the elbow

64
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digital

65
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dorsum of hand

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back of hand

66
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palmar

67
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pollex

68
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coxal

69
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crural

70
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digital

71
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dorsum of foot

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top of the foot

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femoral

73
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gluteal

74
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hallux

A

great toe(I)

75
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patellar

A

anterior portion of knee

76
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pedal

77
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plantar

A

sole of foot

78
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popliteal

A

fossa within the back of the knee

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tarsal

80
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mediastinum

A

divides the thoracic cavity

81
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pericardium

A

two layer membrane that surrounds the heart

82
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visceral pericardium

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inner layer of the pericardium forms the surface of the heart itself

83
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parietal pericardium

A

outer layer of the heart

84
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pericardial cavity

A

space that separates the visceral and parietal pericardium and lubricated by pericardial fluid

85
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pleura

A

serous membrane that enfolds each lung

86
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visceral pleura

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forms the external surface of the lungs

87
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parietal pleura

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lines the inside of the rib cage

88
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pleural cavity

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space between the visceral and parietal pleura lubricated by pleural fluid

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peritoneum

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two-layered serous membrane within the abdominopelvic cavity

90
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parietal peritoneum

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lines the cavity wall

91
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visceral peritoneum

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parietal peritoneum turns inward at posterior midline and becomes this, suspending abdominal viscera from the body wall, covering their surfaces, and holding them in place

92
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peritoneal cavity

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space between parietal and visceral peritoneum

93
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retroperitoneal organs are and include:

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organs that lie against the posterior body wall and are covered by the peritoneum only on the side facing the peritoneal cavity.
kidneys, ureters, adrenal glands, most of pancrease, and abdominal portions of the aorta and inferior vena cava

94
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intraparitoneal

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organs that are encircle by the peritoneum and connected to the posterior body wall by peritoneal sheets

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