Flash Cards unit 1.02

Dissect

to divide into two equal parts

Body cavity

group of organs functioning together within one or more body systems located in one similar area of the body

Buccal

of, relating to, involving, or lying in the mouth

Cephalic

of or relating to the head

External

relating to an outer part

Gastric

relating to the stomach

Horizontal plane

imaginary cross-section that divides the body into upper and lower portions

internal

relating to the inside of the body

Mediastinum

the space in the chest between the pleural sacs of the lungs

oral

related to the mouth

parallel

extending in the same direction and not meeting

perpendicular

at right angles to a given plane

Plane

imaginary anatomical dividing lines useful for separating body structures

quadrant

one of four parts created by a medial sagittal plane and a transverse plane passing through the umbilicus at right angles

region

one of nine areas of the abdomen created by four imaginary planes; used to locate organs more easily

Section

a cut made through the body in the direction of a certain plane

umbilicus

navel, belly button