Unit 1 Flashcards
Lateral
From the sides
Medial
Towards the middle of the body
The stomach
Proximal
Close to an attachment
At the hip
Distal
Away from an attachment
At the feet (extremities)
Superior
At the top
Towards the head
Inferior
At the bottom
Towards the feet
Anterior/Ventral
In the front
Posterior/Dorsal
In the back
Dorsal fin is located on the back of the shark/dolphin
Superficial
On the surface
Deep
Away from the surface, or further into the body
Cross-section/Transverse
Cuts the body directly in half horizontally
Sagittal section
Divides the body into left and right
Vertical cut
From the head to the toes
Coronal/Frontal section
Divides the body from the posterior and anterior sides
Cut from head to toes
Vertical cut
The 4 Abdominal Quadrants
Right upper quadrant
Right lower quadrant
Left upper quadrant
Left lower quadrant
Mediastinum
Media-stin-um
The middle section of the chest cavity
The region between the lungs
Thoracic cavity
The chest cavity
Includes the mediastinum, the pleural cavity, the pericardial cavity
Pleural cavity
The lungs
Pericardial cavity
Peri-cardi-al
Around the heart
Abdominopelvic cavity
Ab-domino-pelvic
The stomach
Peritoneal cavity
Is between the parietal peritoneum lining the abdominal wall and the visceral peritoneum surrounding the abdominal organs
Parietal pericardium
Is a membrane around the heart
Visceral pericardium
Close to the heart
Touches the heart
Parietal pleura
The outer membrane that is attached to the inner surface of the thoracic cavity (lungs)
Visceral pleura
It covers the surface of each lung
Parietal peritoneum
Lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities
Mesentery
A fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach, small intestine, pancreas, spleen, and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen
Visceral peritoneum
Is wrapped around the organs that are in intraperitoneal cavity
