Details Title: A & P Chp 1 Description: Body Regions Total Flash Cards: 72 Created: 08/21/2008 14:56:05		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Anatomy Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term deep Definition away from surface; internal Term medial Definition toward the midline of body or on the inner side of Term dorsal or posterior Definition toward the back or behind Term axial Definition refers to head, neck and trunk Term proximal Definition closer to the point of attachment Term inferior or caudal Definition away from the head; toward the lower part of the body Term ventral membranes Definition parietal serosa lines cavity walls visceral serosa covers the organ serosa - cushioning fluid Term complementarity of structure and function Definition functions dependent on structure Term intermediate Definition between Term superior or cranial Definition toward the head or upper part of body structure Term physiology Definition study of functions of body parts Term sagittal plane Definition divides body into right and left sides Term abdominopelvic regions (middle) Definition epigastric umbilical hypogastric Term oblique section Definition diagonal cut Term distal Definition farther from point of attachment Term dorsal cavity Definition back of body, includes cranial cavity and spinal cavity Term ventral or anterior Definition toward the front or in front of Term abdominopelvic regions (right and left) Definition hypochondriac lumbar iliac or inguinal Term frontal plane Definition vertical, divides the body into front and back sides Term anatomy Definition study of structure of body parts Term appendicular Definition refers to appendages Term transverse plane Definition horizontal, divides body into top and bottom parts Term tissues Definition groups of similar cells with a common function Term organ Definition distinct structure composed of at least two tissue types Term thoracic cavity Definition pleural cavity (lungs) mediastinuum (pericardial cavity includes heart, esophagus, trachea) Term ventral cavity Definition front of body includes thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities Term superficial Definition toward the surface or external Term lateral Definition away from midline of body or on outer side of Term acromial Definition pertaining to the point of shoulder Term axillary Definition armpit Term brachial Definition upper arm Term antecubital Definition front of elbow Term antebrachial Definition lower arm, forearm Term carpal Definition wrist Term pollex Definition thumb Term palmar Definition palm Term digital Definition fingers or toes Term patellar Definition knee cap Term crural Definition shin of leg Term tarsal Definition ankle Term pedal Definition foot Term frontal Definition forehead Term orbital Definition eye sockets Term mental Definition chin Term sternal Definition breastbone Term thoracic Definition chest Term coxal Definition hip Term inguinal Definition groin Term femoral Definition thigh Term fibular Definition side of leg Term peroneal Definition side of leg Term hallux Definition big toe Term cephalic Definition head Term occipital Definition base of skull in back Term scapular Definition shoulder blade Term dorsum or dorsal Definition back Term olecranal Definition back of elbow Term lumbar Definition loin Term sacral Definition between hips Term popliteal Definition back of knee Term sural Definition calf Term calcaneal Definition heel Term plantar Definition sole of foot Term right hypochondriac region Definition contains liver and gallbladder Term epigastric region Definition contains stomach Term left hypochondriac region Definition contains diaphragm Term right lumbar region Definition ascending colon of large intestine Term umbiical region Definition transverse colon of large intestine, small intestine Term left lumbar region Definition descending colon of large intestine Term right iliac region Definition cecum Term hypogastric region Definition appendix, rectum, bladder Term left iliac region Definition initial part of sigmoid colon