Overview and directional terms Flashcards
Negative feedback
Conditions are beyond specific limits therefore are controlled to go back to normal
Positive feedback
Conditions are pushed beyond their limits as it intensifies
Superior
Towards the head
Inferior
Towards the tail
Lateral
Away from mid-line
Medial
Towards mid-line
Anterior
Front
Posterior
Back
Cranial
Towards the head
Caudal
Towards the tail
Proximal
Towards attachments
(Attachments=limbs)
Distal
Away from attachments
Unilateral
One side of the quadrant
Bilateral
Two sides of the quadrant, either up or down
Ipsilateral
Two sides of the quadrant, either left or right
Contralateral
Two sides of the quadrant, always opposite to one another
Coronal/frontal plane
Divides anterior and posterior
Sagittal/lateral plane
Divides right and left
Axial/transverse plane
Divides superior and inferior
(Cranial and caudal)
Ventral cavity
Large cavity divided by diaphragm
Thoracic cavity , Abdominooelvic cavity
Ventral cavity:
Thoracic cavity
Upper ventral / chest
Contains respiratory, circulatory, upper digestive system
Bound laterlly by the ribs
Bound caudally by diaphragm
Ventral cavity:
Abdominal cavity
Contains most of the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys, adrenal glands
Bound cranially by diaphragm
Bound laterally by body wall
Bound caudally by pelvic cavity
Ventral cavity:
Pelvic cavity
Contains urogenital system, rectum
Bound cranially by abdominal cavity
Bound dorsally by sacrum
Bound laterally by pelvis
