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Dezare Casas Week 6
Chapter 1 (1 of 11)
Term | Definition |
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Anatomy | study of the structure of an organism and the relationships of its parts |
Anatomical position | body is in an erect or standing posture with the arms ar the sides and palms turned forward. |
superior | towards the head |
inferior | toward the feet |
anterior | front |
posterior | back |
medial | toward the midline |
lateral | toward the side of the body |
proximal | toward or nearest the trunk of the body or nearest the point of origin of one of its parts |
distal | away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of origin of a body part |
superficial | nearer the surface |
deep | farther away from the body surface |
sagittal plane | any lengthwise plane running from front to back and top to bottom |
coronal plane | any lengthwise plane running from side to side and top to botton dividing the body or any of it parts into anterior and posterior portions |
Transverse plane | any crosswise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts |
abdominopelvic regions | right and left hypochondriac, epigastric, right and left lumbar, umbilical, right and let iliac and hypogastric |
Body cavities | Dorsal, ventral, thoracic, abdominopelvic |