Chapter One Flashcards
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Anterior (ventral)
Toward the front
Posterior (dorsal)
Toward the back
Superior
Toward the head
Inferior
Away from head
Medial
Toward the midline of body
Lateral
Away from midline of body
Proximal
Toward the attached end of the lamb origin of the structure or midline of the body
Distal
Away from the attached end of the lamb origin of the structure or midline of the body
Superficial
External, located close to her on the body through
Deep
Internal, located further beneath the body surface then the superficial structures
Throacic
Regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen also known as the chest (thorax)
Cervical
Regional term referring to the neck
Lumbar
Term referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen in the pelvis
Plantar
The sole or bottom of feet
Dorsal
Top surface of feet and hands
Palmar
Anterior or ventral surface of hands
Sagittal plane
Longitudinal imaginary line that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sections
Frontal plane
Longitudinal imaginary section that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts;m
Transverse plane
Also known as the horizontal plane, and imaginary wind that divides the body or any of its parts into superior and inferior section
Epithelial tissue
Tissue that lines various body cavities
Plasma
Liquid component of blood
Arteries and arterioles
Carry oxygen rich blood away from heart
Veins and venules
Return oxygen poor blood to the heart
Capillary
Provide sites for gas nutrients and waste exchange between the blood and tissues