Human Anatomy Flashcards
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What is the vertebral cavity?
An area of the posterior (dorsal) cavity formed by the bones of the vertebral column.
What is the abdominal cavity?
The area of the body from the thorax to the pelvis which contains digestive organs, reproductive organs, and the urinary system.
Pubic
The genitalia area / groin.
What is peritoneum?
A serious membrane that lines the interior of the abdominal wall.
What membrane makes up the mesentery and the omentum?
Peritoneum
What is the anterior / ventral cavity?
The front of the torso.
The thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity are parts of the…
Anterior / ventral cavity.
What are meninges?
Membranes that line the posterior / dorsal aspect.
What is the primary function of meninges?
Cushion to protect the CNS from trauma.
Where are the meninges located?
Around the brain and spinal cord.
What is a germ layer?
Cell layers formed during the early stages of embryonic development.
What are the three germ layers?
The endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm.
What does the endoderm become?
Internal linings of organs and glands.
What does the mesoderm become?
Connective tissue.
What does the ectoderm become?
Hair, skin and nails.
What is the greater omentum?
The “fat apron” which connects to the stomach, pancreas and spleen.
Sternal
The middle portion of the thorax.
What is the posterior (dorsal) aspect?
The back of the torso.
What does the posterior / dorsal aspect contain?
The cranial and vertebral cavities.
What does the axial region contain?
The posterior / dorsal aspect, and the ventral cavity.
Antebrachium
The forearm, between the elbow and wrist.
What type of membrane is in the abdominal region?
Peritoneum.
What is Pleura?
A serous membrane that lines the lungs.
What is a membrane?
Sheets of tissue that line organs.
