Unit 2 - The Human Body Exercises2 Flashcards
CAVITY SUROUNDED BY THE HIP BONES
PELVIC
CAVITY SURROUNDED BY THE SKULL
CRANIAL
CAVITY SURROUNDED BY THE RIBS
THORACIC
CAVITY SURROUNDED BY THE BACKBONES
SPINAL
CAVITY BELOW THE CHEST
ABDOMINAL
PERTAINING TO THE SIDE
LATERAL
A PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT OR LEFT
SAGITTAL PLANE
PERTAINING TO THE FRONT
ANTERIOR
PARALYIS IS EXPERIENCED ON THE OPPOSITE OR _____ SIDE TO WHERE THE STROKE OCCURRED
CONTRALATERAL
THE FOOT IS __________ TO THE BODY
DISTAL
PERTAINING TO THE BACK
POSTERIOR
A PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER
TRANSVERSE
WHICH PLANE DIVIDES THE BODY INTO BACK AND FRONT PARTS?
FRONTAL
WHICH END OF THE FEMUR (UPPER LEG BONE) IS AT THE HIP?
PROXIMAL
SOMETHING IS DESCRIBED AS THIS IF IT IS TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
MEDIAL
pertaining to the tail bone
COCCYGEAL
space surrounding each lung
PLEURA
areas near the groin
INGUINAL
pertaining to the region of the neck
cervical
membrane surrounding the abdominal organs
peritoneum
area around the navel
umbilical
pertaining to the skull
cranial
space between the lungs
mediastinum
area below the ribs
hypochondriac
muscle separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities
diaphragm
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full collection of genes needed to make up a human
human genome
position of gene on a chromosome
locus
permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene
mutation
mapping of a set of chromosomes
karotype
molecule that carries genetic instructions
DNA
version of a gene inherited from each parent for each gene
allelle
outward physical manifestation
phenotype
each cell normally contains 46 of these
chromsome
determines a particular characteristic
gene
genetic makeup of a person
genotype