Test #1 Flashcards
(106 cards)
Define superior/cranial
Up or toward the head
Define inferior or caudal
Down or toward the feet
Define distal
Away from the center of body or point of origin
Define proximal
Toward the nearest trunk or point of origin in the body
Define lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Define medial
Toward the midline of the body
Define posterior or dorsal
Towards the back of the body
Define anterior or ventral
Towards the front of the body
Define superficial
Away from the center of the body and on the surface such as the skin
Define deep
Towards the center of the body or deep from the surface
The heart is _____________ to the lungs
Medial
The wrist is _________ to the elbow
Distal
The kidneys are ___________ to the spine
Lateral
What is a Midsagittal plane?
Divides the body into right and left sides. A longitudal line that runs down the middle of the body
What is a coronal plane?
Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. A vertical line that runs down the side of the body
What is a trans plane?
Divides the body horizontally into upper and lower parts
What is an oblique plane?
Any section that is cut that is not a direct coronal, sagittal, or axial plane
What is organ structure orientation?
The way the body components are typically situated inside the body, determined by the long axis of structure
What is located in the dorsal cavity?
Cranial and spinal cavity
What cavities are located in the ventral cavity?
Thoracic cavity, pleural cavities, mediastinal cavity, pericardial cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity
Ventral cavity is subdivided by the___________
Diaphragm
What cavity is superior to the diaphragm and what cavity is inferior?
Thoractic is superior and abdominopelvic is inferior
What is the superior boundary of the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
What is the inferior boundary of the abdominal cavity?
Pelvic brim