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chs body terms
crestview - body terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Directional term: Toward the head | Superior (cephalic) |
| Directional term: Away from the head | Inferior (caudal) |
| The nose is _______ to the mouth. | Superior |
| The chin is ______ to the nose. | inferior |
| Directional term: Toward the front | Anterior (ventral) |
| The nose is ______ to the back of the head. | Anterior or ventral. |
| Directional term: Toward the back | Posterior (dorsal) |
| The shoulder blades are _____ to the chest. | Posterior or dorsal. |
| Directional term: Toward the midline | Medial |
| Directional term: Toward the sides | Lateral |
| Directional term used for arms and legs, digestive and reproductive: Toward the origin (point of origin) | Proximal |
| Directional term used for arms and legs, digestive and reproductive: Away from the origin. | Distal |
| Directional term: Toward the surface of the body | Superficial |
| Directional term: Away from the surface of the body | Deep |
| Body cavity: Part of the Dorsal Cavity. Holds the brain. Part of the dorsal cavity. | Cranial cavity Superior portion |
| Body cavity: Holds the spinal cord. Part of the dorsal cavity. | Spinal (vertebral portion) cavity Inferior portion |
| Body cavity: Inferior portion of the ventral cavity. Has two or three parts depending on the sex. Holds all the digestive, reproductive, and excretory organs on the anterior side. | Abdominal pelvic cavity |
| Body cavity: Holds the heart and lungs. Part of the ventral cavity. | Thoracic cavity - made of 3 parts |
| Body cavity: Holds the digestive organs. Part of the ventral cavity and the abdonimal pelvic cavity. | Abdominal cavity |
| Body cavity: Part of the abdominal pelvic cavity - inferior part. Holds the kidneys, bladder, and reproductive organs. Part of the ventral cavity. | Pelvic cavity |
| The nose is _____ to the eyebrows. | Inferior |
| The nose is ___ to the ears. | Medial |
| The mouth is _____ to the neck. | superior |
| The fingers are ___ to the elbow. | Distal |
| The elbow is _____ to the wrist. | Proximal |
| The knees are ____ to the thigh. | distal |
| Plane of the body: Divides the body into left and right sides. | Sagittal (Median) |
| Plane of the body: Divides the body into exact left and right sides. | Midsagittal |
| Plane of the body: Divides the body into unequal left and right halves. | Parasagittal |
| Planes of the body: Divides the body into superior and inferior portions. | Horizontal or transverse |
| Planes of the body: Divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions. | Frontal or coronal |
| The heart is ____ to the ribs. | Deep or medial |
| The skin is ___ to the muscles. | Superficial |
| The knee is ____ to the toes. | Proximal |
| The wrist is ____ to the elbow. | Distal |
| The ribs are ____ to the heart. | superficial |
| The belly button is ____ to the abdominal muscles. | Superficial |
| The heart is ___ to the lungs. | Medial |
| The eyes are ___ to the mouth. | Superior |
| The occipital area is ____ to the thoracic area. | superior |
| The axillary area is ___ to the heart. | Lateral |
| The femoral area is ___ to the patellar area. | Proximal |
| The lumbar area is ___ to the deltoid area. | Inferior |
| System of the body: protection and temperature control. | Integumentary |
| System of the body: support, protection, movement, blood production. | Skeletal |
| System of the body: movement and heat production. | Muscular |
| System of the body: control, regulation, coordination of other systems. | Nervous |
| System of the body: control and regulation of other systems. | Endocrine |
| System of the body: Exchange and transport of materials. | Cardiovascular |
| System of the body: Immunity | Lymphatic |
| System of the body: Gas exchange, acid-base balance. | Respiratory |
| System of the body: Breakdown and absorption of nutrients, elimination of waste | Digestive |
| System of the body: Excretion of wastes, fluid balance. | Urinary |
| System of the body: Continuity of genetic information. | Reproduction |
| Directional term: Between superficial and deep | Intermediate |
| Body cavity - part of the thoracic cavity that holds both lungs. | Pleural portion |
| Body cavity - part of the thoracic cavity that contains the heart. | Pericardial portion |
| Body cavity - part of the thoracic cavity that contains the thymus, aorta, superior vena cava | Mediastinal portion |
| Body cavity: Part of the abdominal pelvic cavity found in males only. Removed from the pelvic portion to lower the temperature and prevent infertility. | Scrotal cavity |
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