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Anatomy and physiology
Midterm Review
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Anatomy
11th Grade
09/30/2013

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Term
Antecubital region
Definition

The front side of your elbow were blood is drawn from.

EX: The Phlebotomist drew blood from my antecubital region.

Term
Lateral
Definition

Away from the mid line of the body.

EX: elbows are lateral to shoulders.

Term
Distal
Definition

Far from the trunk.

EX: the knee is distal from the hip.

Term
Superior
Definition

Toward the head or the upper part of thestructure

EX: The neck is superior to the shoulder.

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Proximal
Definition

 Near the trunk.

EX: The knee is proximal to the ankle.

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Cephalic repion
Definition

pertaining to the head.

 

Term
Anterior
Definition

Nearer to the front of the body

EX: the obdominal cavity is anterior to the spinal cavity.

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Posterior
Definition

Nearer to the back of the body

EX: the spinal cavity is posterior to the pelvic cavity

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Thoracic Cavity
Definition

The body cavity found deep into the rib cage superior to the diaphragm

Organs: Lungs, heart, and major vessels.

Term

Pericardial cavity

 

Definition

within the theoraciccavity 

organ:heart

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Abdominal cavity
Definition

directly inferior to diaphragm, superior to the pelvic cavity.

Organs:stomach, kidneys, liver, and intestines.

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Pelvic Cavity
Definition
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