Lab 1 Flashcards by Connor Schmidt

the body’s ability to maintain a relatively stable internal environment despite the changing conditions of the external environment

homeostasis

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In front of the body

anterior/ventral

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The back of the body

posterior/dorsal

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at the head end

cranial

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at the rear or tail end

caudal

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toward the middle of the body

medial

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away from the mid-line of the body

lateral

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at the surface/on the outside

superficial

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on the inside, internal to another structure

deep

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closest to the point of attachment to trunk

proximal

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furthest from point of attachment to trunk

distal

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a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts.. When taken through the trunk, the anterior portion contains the chest and the posterior portion contains the back and buttocks.

What color portion?

coronal (frontal) plane

purple

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divides the body or organ into superior and inferior parts. If taken through the middle of the trunk, the superior portion contains the chest and the inferior protion contains the abdomen.

parallel with the floor

What color portion?

transverse plane

green

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vertical plane and divides the body or organ into left and right halves on the midline. Through the head will split it into a left half and a right half (each containing one eye, one ear, and half of the nose and mouth)

What color portion?

sagittal plane

Blue

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the back of the body

What does it contain?

dorsal body cavity

Contains the cranial and vertebral cavity

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contains the brain

cranial cavity

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contains the spinal cord

vertebral cavity

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front of body

What does it contain?

ventral cavity

contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity

separated by the diaphragm

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contains heart and lungs

composed of?

thoracic cavity

composed of the pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, and mediastinum

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lungs

pleural cavity

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heart

pericardial cavity

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the middle of the body

what does it contain?

mediastinum - between the two pleural cavities

contains the pericardial cavity

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contains the digestive and reproductive systems

composed of

abdominopelvic cavity

composed of the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

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contains the digestive system

abdominal cavity

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contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

pelvic cavity

Quadrants What do they contain?

RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ RUQ contains liver and gallbladder LUQ contains stomach, pancreas, and spleen RLP and LLP contain intestines opposite from how you see them normally

Regions

Right hypochondriac/epigastric/left hypochondriac right lumbar/umbilical/left lumbar right iliac/hypogastric/left iliac

abdomen