Flashcards in Language Of Anatomy 3 Deck (34)
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Plane
When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made along an imaginary line or surface called a plane
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Sagittal plane
Divides the body into right and left parts
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Midsaggittal (median) plane
Divides the body into EQUAL right and left parts
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Parasagittal plane
Divides the body into UNEQUAL left and right parts
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Coronal (frontal) plane
A longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts (front/back)
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Transverse plane
Divides the body into superior and inferior parts (top/bottom)
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Cross sections
When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, the sections are commonly called cross sections
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Cranial cavity
The cavity in which the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull
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Vertebral (spinal) cavity
The cavity the spinal cord is in
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Dorsal cavity
Included the cranial and spinal cavities
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Abdominal cavity
The area that houses the stomach, intensities, liver, and [some] other organs
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Pelvic cavity
The region that is partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs (urinary) bladder and rectum
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Abdominopelvic cavity
The cavity inferior to the diaphragm
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Thoracic cavity
The cavity above the diaphragm
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Ventral cavity
Made up of the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities
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Quadrants
A scheme, used by most physicians and nurses, that divides the abdominal surface (and the abdominopelvic cavity deep to it) into 4 approximately equal regions called quadrants
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Umbilical region
The centermost region which includes the umbilicus
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Epigastric region
Immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach
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Hypogastric (pubic) region
Immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area
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Iliac regions
Lateral to the hypo gastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones
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Lumbar regions
Between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bone; lateral to the umbilical region
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Hypochondriac regions
Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs
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Serous membrane (serosa)
Covers walls of ventral body cavity and organs within this cavity
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Parietal serosa
The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls
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Visceral serosa
Covering the external surface of the organs within the ventral cavity
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Pericardium
Serous membrane that encloses the heart
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Pleura
Serous membrane the encloses the lungs
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Peritoneum
The serous lining the abdominal cavity and covering it's organs
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