C1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Up direction
Superior = cranial = cephalic
down direction
inferior = caudal
Front
Anterior = ventral
back
posterior = dorsal
Into mid line
medial
away from mid line
lateral
towards torso
proximal
away from torso
distal
same side
ipsilateral
opposite sides
contralateral
closer to surface
superficial
bellow surface
deep
Sagittal
yield right and left parts.
Parasagittal
yield unequal right and left parts
midsagittal = median
yield externally equal right and left parts
Frontal = coronal
yield anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) parts.
Transverse = horizontal = cross
yield superior (cranial/cephalic) and inferior (caudal) parts.
Oblique
at an angle
Body cavities
spaces containing viscera = organs)
Dorsal
cranial (brain), vertebral (spinal cord).
Ventral
thoracic and abdominal (abdominopelvic); separated by diaphragm muscle
Thoracic
two pleural cavities (lungs); mediastinum, with pericardial cavity (heart) and trachea ,esophagus, great vessels.
Abdominopelvic
organs are either peritoneal intraperitoneal (surrounded by serous
membranes) or retroperitoneal (located posteriorly and not defined by serous membranes).
Serous Membranes = serosa
line closed body cavities: pleural, pericardial and peritoneal.
Consist of two continuous membranes: parietal (outer) + visceral (inner) separated by cavity
that contains serous fluid.
