quiz 1 getting oriented Flashcards
anatomical position
standing or laying down, feet shoulder length apart, arms down with palms facing forward
the five pairs
superior and inferior ventral and dorsal medial and lateral proximal and distal superficial and deep
superior
above
inferior
below
ventral
front
dorsal
back
medial
towards the midline
lateral
away from the midline
proximal
closer to the torso
distal
further from the torso
proximal and distal are used to only describe what
the limbs
superficial
towards the body surface
deep
away from the body surface, more internal
coronal plane
cuts ventral and dorsal
sagittal plane
cuts left side and right side
transverse plane
cuts top and bottom
what is a cavity
a hollow space
what are the two main cavities
the dorsal cavity and the ventral cavity
what’s in the dorsal cavity
the cranial cavity which holds the brain
the spinal cavity which holds the spine
what’s in the ventral cavity
the thoracic cavity which holds the heart and lungs
the abdominal cavity which holds the stomach, liver and intestines
the pelvic cavity which holds the bladder and reproductive organs
midline
the line of symmetry running straight down the body
the two parts of the dorsal cavity are
connected
how is the thoracic cavity separated from the other two ventral cavities
by the diaphragm
are the abdominal and pelvic cavities separated
no
