HBS Flashcards

(32 cards)

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What is a Coronal Plane?

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Divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior portions

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What is a Sagittal Plane

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Divides the body vertically into unequal right and left portions

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What is a Transverse Plane?

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Divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions

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What is a Median Plane?

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Divides the body vertically into equal left and right portions

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What are the four Anatomical Planes?

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Frontal Plane, Sagittal Plane, Median Plane, and Transverse Plane

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What are Body Cavities?

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The cavities, or spaces of the body, that contain the internal organs or viscera

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How many body cavities are there?

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Eight

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What are the two parts that the Dorsal Body Cavity splits into?

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The Cranial Cavity and the Vertebral Cavity

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What is the Cranial Cavity?

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Contains the brain and protects it from bumps and bruises.

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Vertebral Cavity

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The space formed by the bones of the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord.

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What is the Ventral Body Cavity split into?

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The Thoracic Cavity and the Abdominopelvic Cavity

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Thoracic Cavity

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Contains the heart and the lungs.

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Abdominopelvic Cavity

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A body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity

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Abdominal Cavity

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The largest hollow space of the body and contains the stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, small intestine, and most of the large intestine

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Pelvic Cavity

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A bowl-like structure that sits below the abdominal cavity

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What’s an Anatomist?

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An expert in anatomy

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How do you do the Anatomical Position?

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Stand up straight with your palms out

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Directional terms

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Words that describe the location of one structure in relation to another.

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Regional terms

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Words that describe specific regions or locations on the body

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Body planes

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Words that act like a coordinate system to describe a human in the anatomical position

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Axial

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Situated in the central part of the body

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Appendicular

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Relating to an appendix or appendage, especially the limbs

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Cell

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The smallest unit of life.

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Tissue

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An integrated group of cells with a common function and/or structure.

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List the strongest body functions from strongest to weakest
Organisms, Organ Systems, Organs, Tissues, Cells
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What are the four tissue levels? (Very Important)
Nervous, Epithelial, Muscle, Connective
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Nervous Tissue
Work to receive, interpret, and respond to signals
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Epithelial Tissue
Lines the outer surfaces of all organs and blood vessels, in the mouth, and on the surfaces of humans
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Muscle Tissue
Make up the muscles in the body
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Connective Tissue
Holds organs in place, attaches muscle to bones, links bones with joints, etc
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Histology
The study of the microscopic anatomy of tissues
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