UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMAN BODY Flashcards
(38 cards)
Describe the correct anatomical position
standing
facing forward
palms facing forward
feet shoulders width apart
Dorsal cavity includes
cranial/vertebral cavities
Ventral cavity includes
thoracic/abdominopelvic cavities
What does the thoracic cavity include
pleural/mediastinum and pericardial cavities
What are the 9 regions of the abdomen
Epigastric
Right hypochodriac
Left hypochodriac
Right lumbar region
Left lumbar region
Umbilical region
Right iliac region
Left iliac region
Hypogastric region
Hypo
below
Chondr
cartilage
Right hypochondriac region includes
liver
right kidney
gallbladder
large/small intestine
Epi
upon
Epigastric region includes
liver
stomach
spleen
duodenum
adrenal glands
pancreas
Left hypochondriac region includes
Liver’s tip
stomach
pancreas
left kidney
spleen
large/small intestine
Right lumbar region includes
ascending colon
small intestine
right kidney
Umbilical region includes
duodenum
small intestine
transverse colon
Left lumbar region includes
descending colon
small intestine
left kidney
Right iliac region includes
appendix
cecum
ascending colon
small intestine
Iliac
the ilium bone (hip bone)
Hypogastric region
bladder
sigmoid colon
small intestine
reproductive organs
Gastr
stomach
Left iliac region
sigmoid colon
descending colon
small intestine
Coronal
separates the body into anterior and posterior regions
Sagittal
separates the body into right and left regions
Transverse
separates the body into superior and inferior regions
Computerized Tomography
CT scans
combined x ray images
taken from multiple angles
uses computers to create cross-sectional images
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
uses magnetic field and radio waves
provides detailed imaging of organs and tissues