Lesson 1.2 Flashcards
What is prone, supine and lateral position
Prone: body is lying face down
Supine position: body is lying face up( dorsal)
Lateral position: body is lying on its side
Which are the different anatomical planes?
Sagittal
Frontal
Transverse
What is sagittal away from midline
Para sagittal
Which are the différents directional terms
Superior or cranial
Inferior or caudal
Dorsal or posterior
Ventral or anterior
Medial
Lateral
Proximal
distal
Which are the different anatomical planes
Horizontal or transverse plane
Frontal or coronal plane
Midsagittal plane
What is a plane
A section
Plane: is where we cut divide the body in order to have different views
Section: is what we see
Frontal plane of heart show which views
Anterior and posterior views
What is a body cavities
Spaces inside our body that protect separate and help maintaining internal organs
What contains the dorsal and the ventral cavities
Dorsal: cranial cavity, vertebral or spinal cavity meninges
Ventral : thoracic cavity
Diaphragm , abdominal pelvic
What contain the thoracic cavity
Mediastinum
Pleural cavity
Pericardial cavity
What type of membranes covers organs?
Serous membranes( pleurs pericardium peritoneum)
Thoracic cavity is encircled by what?
By the ribs sternum vertebral column and muscles
How many pleural and pericardial cavity contain thoracic cavity
2 pleural cavities
1 pericardial cavity
What is the mediastinum
Is the central compartment of the thoracic cavity. It extends from the sternum to the vertebral column. It contains all thoracic organs except the lungs
What cavities enclose the lungs
The pleural cavities
What cavity surrounds the heart
The pericardial cavity
Did the mediastinum contain lungs? Yes or no?
No no lungs
Abdominopelvic cavity is encircled by?
By abdominal wall, bone and muscles of pelvis
What is the peritoneum
Serous membrane
A thin slippery serous membrane covers the viscera within the thoracic and abdominal cavities and also lines the walls of the thorax and abdomen