Chapter 1 Language of Anatomy Flashcards

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Superior

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toward the head or upper part of body or above

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Inferior

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away from the head or toward the lower body or below

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3
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Anterior

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toward the front of the body or front of

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4
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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body or behind

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5
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Medial

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toward the midline of the body or inner side

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body or on the outer side

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7
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intermediate

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between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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8
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proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment of a limb

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distal

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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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10
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superficial

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toward the body surface

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11
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deep

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away from the body surface

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12
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sagittal plane

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longitudinal or lengthwise cut, left and right side

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13
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median or midsagittal plane

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sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline

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14
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frontal or coronal section

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cut lengthwise that divides body into posterior and anterior

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15
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transverse or cross section

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cut horizontally, divides body to Superior and inferior

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16
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dorsal body cavity

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cranial cavity and spinal cavity

17
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cranial cavity

A

skull that protects the brain

18
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spinal/ vertebrae cavity

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from cranial to end of spinal cord

19
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ventral body cavity

A

thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

20
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thoracic cavity

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lungs and heart

21
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abdominopelvic

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abdomen- contains stomach, liver, intestines

pelvic-reproductive organ, bladder, rectum