Chapter 1 (Part 1) Flashcards by Garrett Schick

Characteristics of anatomic position include _(3…Part 1)

1)Upright stance
2)Feet parallel and flat on the floor
3)Upper limbs at the sides of the body

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Characteristics of anatomic position include _(3…Part 2)

1)Palms face anteriorly (toward the front)
2)Head is level
3)Eyes look forward

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Section _

actual cut or slice that exposes
internal anatomy

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Plane _

maginary flat surface passing
through body

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Coronal (or frontal) plane

Vertical plane dividing the body into anterior (front)
and posterior (back) part

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Transverse (or cross-sectional) plane

Horizontal plane dividing the body into superior (top)
and inferior (bottom) parts

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Midsagittal (or median) plane

Vertical plane dividing the body into
equal left and right halve

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Oblique plane

Passes through structure at an angle

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Sagittal plane

Parallel to midsagittal, but left or right
of midsagittal; divides structure into
unequal portions

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frontwards

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Posterior

towards the back

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Superior

towards the head (it’s relative)

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Inferior

towards the bottom (it’s relative)

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Medial

towards the midline

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Lateral

out towards the side

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Proximal

closer to

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Distal

Farther away from

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The axial region is your _

head, neck, and spine… It forms the vertical axis of the body

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Appendicular region

Upper and lower limbs

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Ceph- refers to _

head

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The cephalic region is your _. It consists of _ parts

head
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Frontal refers to your_

forehead

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Orbital refers to your_

eye

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Nasal refers to your _

nose

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Buccal refers to your _

cheeks

Oral refers to your_

mouth

Mental refers to your_

chin

The thoracic region is your _. It consists of _ parts

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Axilary refers to your _

armpit

Mammary refers to your _

breast

Pectoral refers to your _

chest

Sternal refers to your _

sternum

Abdominal region is in the _

abdomen

Pelvic region is down where the _ is. It consists of _ parts.

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Coxal refers to the _

hip

Inguinal refers to the _

groin

Cervical means _

neck

Deltoid refers to _

shoulder

The upper extremity consists of _ parts

Brachial refers to _

arm

Antecubital refers to _

front of elbow

Manus refers to _

hand

Olecranal refers to _

elbow

Antebrachial refers to _

forearm (ante mean after)

Carpal refers to _

wrist

Dorsal means _. Ventral means _ And Dorsum of the hand is the

back belly side back of the hand

Palmar refers to _

palms

Digital refers to _

fingers and toes

The femoral refers to the _

thigh

The patellar refers to the _

kneecap

The popliteal refers to the _

posterior of knee

The cural refers to the _

leg

The sural refers to the _

calf

The calcaneal refers to the _

heal

The plantar surface refers to the _

sole

The tarsal refers to the _

ankle

The dorsum of the foot is _

the top of the foot when standing in the anatomical position

Digital refers to _

toe

Pes refers to _

foot

The posterior aspect is encased in _ and subdivided into _

Bone 1)Cranial Cavity(houses the brain) 2)Vertebral Cavity(houses the spinal cord)

Ventral cavities are___ than posterior cavities, they are placed___ in the body, and they do not completely encase organs in ___

larger anteriorly Bone

The___ partitions the ventral cavity into the___, and the___

thoracic diaphragm superior thoracic cavity inferior abdominal pelvic cavity

The abdominal pelvic cavity consists of the _

Superior abdominal cavity and the inferior pelvic cavity

The thoracic cavity consists of the___,___, and the___.

1) mediastinum (yellow shaded part in the middle at the top in the picture) 2) pleural cavity (the outside part that is shaded a teal color in the picture… there is two of these) 3) pericardial cavity (this is inferior to the mediastinum and is shaded blue in the picture… it is more medial than the pericardial cavity)

The two layers of the serious membranes are the___ and the___. The space between these membranes is called the___.

1) Parietal layer (Outer balloon wall (comparable to parietal serous membrane ) 2) visceral layer (Inner balloon wall comparable to visceral serous membrane) 3) serous cavity (the air in the balloon in the metaphor that was used… this contains the serious fluid that acts as a lubricant between the membranes)

The mediastinum contains___(5)

the heart, thymus, esophagus trachea and major blood vessels that connect to the heart

The pericardium is a___

two layer serous membrane around the heart

The_ is a two layer service membrane associated with the lungs

pleura

The abdominal cavity contains___

most of the digestive system, organs like the kidneys and most of the ureters

The pelvic cavity contains the___

distal part of the large intestine, remainder of your ureters and urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs

The peritoneum is a___

two layered serous membrane, lines, the abdominal pelvic cavity

The peritoneum is a___

two layered serous membrane, lines, the abdominal pelvic cavity