Lecture 1 Flashcards
What cavity includes the pleural membranes?
Thoracic
What is the bucca?
cheek
What is Distal?
Farther away from the main part of the body
What is the back of the body?
Posterior/Dorsal
What does the Urinary System do?
Controls water balance in the body and removes wastes from blood and excretes them
What is one of the main things the diaphragm does?
Divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
What is acromial?
shoulder
What system are cartilage, bones, and joints a part of?
Skeletal System
What is Microscopic Anatomy?
Studying parts of the body that are not visible to the naked eye
What are the main parts of the Cardiovascular System?
Heart and blood vessels
What is the antebrachium?
forearm
What term explains studying parts of the body that are visible to the naked eye?
Gross Anatomy
What cavities are the pleural membranes found in?
pleural cavity and the mediastinum
What are the main parts of the Nervous System?
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
What is the frontal plane?
Cuts the body into front and back
What system are the hair, skin, and nails a part of?
Integumentary System
What is the ventral body cavity?
includes the abdominopelvic and thoracic cavities
What is the front of the body?
Anterior/Ventral
What does the Cardiovascular System do?
Delivers oxygen and nutrients to tissues and equalizes temperature in the body
What is cephalon?
head
What does medial mean?
Closer to the midline
What system are glands apart of?
Endocrine System
What are the four tissue membranes?
Mucous, serous, cutaneous, synovial
What term explains studying parts of the body that are not visible to the naked eye?
Microscopic Anatomy