Bryce LaRoche Human Body Systems 1.2

What is the midsagittal section?

Divides body into right and left halves

What is the frontal (cornal) section?

Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

What is the transverse (cross-) section

Divides the body into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) portions

What is the dorsal body cavity

The cranial cavity and spinal cord

What is the cranial cavity?

The brain

What is the vertebral (spinal) cavity?

Spinal cord

What is the thoracic (pleural) cavity?

Space in the chest

What is the abdominal (peritoneum) cavity?

Contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of the large intestine; the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum.

What is the pelvic cavity?

Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction.

What separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity?

The diaphragm

What is the Cephalic region?

The head

What is the cervical region?

Neck

What is the pectoral region?

The front of the chest

What is the mammary region

The breasts

What is the biracial region?

Arm

What does ante- mean?

Before

What is the cubital region?

The elbow

What is the carpal region?

The wrist

What is the inguinal region?

The groin area

Crural region

The leg

The patellar region

The knees

The pedal

The foot

The occipital region

The base of skull

The popliteal region

The hollow area behind the knee

The calcaneal

The heel

abdomin/o

Abdomen

acr/o

Extremity

aden/o

gland

angi/o

vessel

anthr/o

joint

cardi/o

heart

chondr/o

cartilage

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dent/o

tooth

dermat/o

skin

derm/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

laryn/go

larynx

my/o

muscle

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

disease

pneumon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

stomat/o

mouth

thorac/o

thorax (chest)