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Anatomy and Physiology
Final Exam
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
03/02/2026

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PRONE
Definition
lying face down
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SUPINE
Definition
lying face up
Term
ANTERIOR or VENTRAL
Definition
Describes the front of the body
Term
POSTERIOR or DORSAL
Definition
refers to the back of the body
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SUPERIOR or CRANIAL
Definition
above or higher than another part of the body
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INFERIOR or CAUDAL
Definition
below or lower than another part of the body
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LATERAL
Definition
the side of the body
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MEDIAL
Definition
the middle or toward the middle
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PROXIMAL
Definition
closer to the center of the body or closer to where a limb starts
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DISTAL
Definition
farther away from the center of the body or farther from where a limb starts
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SUPERFICIAL
Definition
close to the surface of the body
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DEEP
Definition
farther away from the surface of the body
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PLANE
Definition
an imaginary flat line
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SECTION
Definition
slice of the body or an organ
Term
SAGITTAL PLANE
Definition
imaginary flat line that divides the body into left and right parts
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FRONTAL PLANE/CORONAL
Definition
imaginary flat line that divides the body into front and back parts
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
Definition
imaginary flat line that divides the body into top and bottom parts.
Term
DORSAL POSTERIOR CAVITY
Definition
body cavity along the back side of the body
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VENTRAL ANTERIOR CAVITY
Definition
large body cavity on the front side of the body
Term
CRANIAL CAVITY
Definition
space inside the skull that holds and protects the brain
Term
SPINAL CAVITY
Definition
space inside the bones of the spine that holds and protects the spinal cord
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THORACIC CAVITY
Definition
chest cavity
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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY
Definition
large space below the chest
Term
SEROUS MEMBRANE
Definition
thin, smooth tissue
Term
PLEURA
Definition
serous membrane around the lungs
Term
PERICARDIUM
Definition
serous membrane (thin sac) around the heart
Term
PERITONEUM
Definition
serous membrane (thin, slippery lining) in the abdomen
Term
PLASMA MEMBRANE
Definition
the skin of the cell. thin, flexible barrier that separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment
Term
CELL ORGANELLS (FUNCTION)
Definition
little organs that keep a cell running
Term
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
Definition
is how cell moves "stuff" in and out
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