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Orientation Terms Fall 2024 Flashcards

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Anatomy
(General Terms)

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Study of the structure of things

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Physiology
(General Terms)

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Study of how the human body works

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Organs
(General Terms)

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Collection of tissues that form a functional unit (each specialized to perform a particular function)

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Organ system
(General Terms)

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Group of organs that work together to perform a complex function(s)

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Metabolism
(General Terms)

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Chemical reactions in the body’s cells that change food into energy

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Homeostasis
(General Terms)

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Body’s regulating process (maintain stability)

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Anatomical position
(General Terms)

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The standard reference orientation of the human body (normal position)

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Cross section
(General Terms)

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The shape when cutting an object parallel to its base

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Cranial cavity
(General Terms)

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The space where the brain is located in the skull

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Spinal cavity
(General Terms)

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Houses the spinal cord (in spinal column)

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Ventral body cavity
(General Terms)

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The space located in the front of the body

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Pelvic cavity
(General Terms)

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The space inside the pelvic bones

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Diaphragm
(General Terms)

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Major muscle of respiration (below lungs)

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Abdominal
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis

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Axillary
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Armpit region

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Brachial
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Upper arm region (shoulder to elbow)

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Carpal
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Wrist

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Digital
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Fingers and toes

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Femoral
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Area near the thigh or femur

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Inguinal
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Groin region

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Nasal
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Nose region

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Oral
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Mouth region

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Orbital
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Cavity that contains the eye(s)

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Patellar
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Kneecap region (knee)

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Pelvic
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Contains the bladder and rectum (below abdomen, btwn hip bones)

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Pubic
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Pubic region (near the sexual organs on the outside of a person’s body)

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Sternal
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Sternum/chest region

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Thoracic
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Chest region

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Tarsal
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Relating to the seven bones that form the ankle joint

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Umbilical
(Anterior Body Landmarks)

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Central region of the abdomen

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Deltoid
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint

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Gluteal
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Butt/gluteus region

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Lumbar
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Lower back region

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Occipital
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Lower back part of the head

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Sacral
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Sacrum region (base of back)

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Scapular
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Shoulder blade region

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Vertebral
(Posterior Body Landmarks)

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Spinal region (vertebra)

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Sagittal section
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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The shape when cutting an object vertically to its base (L & R)

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Frontal section
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Divides the body into front and back portions (dorsal and ventral)

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Transverse section
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Divides body into top and bottom sections (superior and inferior)

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Thoracic cavity
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Space inside your chest/thorax

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Abdominal cavity
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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The cavity within the abdomen (btwn the abdominal wall and the spine)

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Superior
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Towards the head-end of the body

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Inferior
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Away from the head-end of the body

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Dorsal
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Back portion of the body

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Ventral
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Front or belly side of the body

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Posterior
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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The back side of things relative to other structures (ex: spine is posterior to the chest)

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Anterior
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Front surface of your body relative to other structures (ex: nose is anterior to the ears)

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Medial
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Toward the center line (middle)

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Lateral
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Away from the center line

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Intermediate
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Something in between two structures

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Proximal
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Part that is closer to the center of the body than another part (closer to POA)

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Distal
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Part that is further from the center of the body than another part

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Superficial
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Closer to the surface of the body

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Deep
(Orientation and Directional Terms)

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Further into the body (further from surface)

Anatomy Major Systems (Orientation Terms Fall 2024) (2 decks)

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