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Overview and directional terms Flashcards

1
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Negative feedback

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Conditions are beyond specific limits therefore are controlled to go back to normal

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Positive feedback

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Conditions are pushed beyond their limits as it intensifies

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Superior

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Towards the head

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Inferior

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Towards the tail

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Lateral

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Away from mid-line

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Medial

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Towards mid-line

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Caudal

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Towards the tail

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Proximal

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Towards attachments

(Attachments=limbs)

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Distal

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Away from attachments

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Unilateral

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One side of the quadrant

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Bilateral

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Two sides of the quadrant, either up or down

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Ipsilateral

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Two sides of the quadrant, either left or right

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Contralateral

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Two sides of the quadrant, always opposite to one another

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Coronal/frontal plane

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Divides anterior and posterior

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Sagittal/lateral plane

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Divides right and left

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Axial/transverse plane

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Divides superior and inferior

(Cranial and caudal)

20
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Ventral cavity

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Large cavity divided by diaphragm

Thoracic cavity , Abdominooelvic cavity

21
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Ventral cavity:

Thoracic cavity

Upper ventral / chest

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Contains respiratory, circulatory, upper digestive system

Bound laterlly by the ribs
Bound caudally by diaphragm

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Ventral cavity:

Abdominal cavity

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Contains most of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, adrenal glands

Bound cranially by diaphragm
Bound laterally by body wall
Bound caudally by pelvic cavity

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Ventral cavity:

Pelvic cavity

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Contains urogenital system, rectum

Bound cranially by abdominal cavity
Bound dorsally by sacrum
Bound laterally by pelvis

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25
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Dorsal cavity

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Smaller cavity containing the cranial and vertebral cavities

26
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Dorsal cavity

Cranial cavity

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Contains the brain

27
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Dorsal cavity

Vertebral cavity

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Contains the spinal cord

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