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Dorsal Body Cavity

located on the posterior portion. includes the Cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

Ventral body cavity

located towards the front of a person. contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen,

Thoracic cavity

seperated by diaphragm, superior area of venrtral body cavity

Mediastinum

located in the thoracic cavity between the two lungs.

Abdominopelvic cavity

cavity inferior to the diaphragm and is subdivided

Abdominal cavity

a subdivision of the abdominopelvic cavity

Pelvic cavity

inferior to abdominal cavity

pleural cavity

contains the lungs

pericardial cavity

contains the heart

pericardium membrane

membrane that is around the heart and the walls of the pericardial cavity

pleura membrane

serous membrane that lines the lungs and walls of the pleural cavity

peritoneum membrane

serous membrane that lines the organs and the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity

integumentary system

includes the skin, nails, and hair. functions is to protect the body and help regulate body temperature and detect sensations such as touch

skeletal system

includes the bones, joints, and cartilage. function is for support, protection, and movement

muscular system

includes the muscles, tendons, ligaments. function is movement and production of heat

nervous system

includes nerves, brain. function is to send signals

endocrine system

includes hormone producing glands

respiratory system

function is to exchange gasses (oxygen and carbon dioxide), regulate blood pH. includes lungs, trachea, etc.

digestive system

function is to break down and absorb food, includes stomach, small intestine, etc.

reproductive system

function is to produce gametes, includes gonads, uterus, vagina, penis

urinary system

produces, stores, and eliminates urine. includes bladder, kidneys

cardiovascular system

function is to carry oxygen and nutrients to cells and carry away wastes such as carbon dioxide. includes heart, blood,

lymphatic and immune system

function is to fight foreign invaders, drain tissue fluid. includes spleen, thymus, tonsils, lymph nodes, white blood cells

supine

position in which a patient is laying on back, face up

prone

position in which a patient is laying on stomach with face pointing down

superior

toward the head

inferior

toward the feet or lower part of the structure

anterior or ventral

toward the front

posterior

toward the back

medial

towards the midline

lateral

towards the sides

proximal

nearer to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

distal

farther from the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk

superficial

towards the surface

deep

away from the surface

(mid) sagittal plane

vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right sides

frontal plane

plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

transverse plane

horizontal plane that divides the body into inferior and superior portions

meninges

membrane that lines the dorsal cavity

anatomy

Study of the structures of the body

Physiology

Study of the functions of the body

cranial cavity

Dorsal cavity that includes your brain

spinal cavity

Dorsal cavity that includes your spine

homeostasis

maintenance of a constant internal environment

positive feedback

Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output.

negative feedback

feedback that causes a process or stimulus to reverse or change.

Nasal

nose area

Orbital

eye area

Oral

mouth area

Cervical

neck area

Acromial

shoulder

Sternal

breastbone area

Axillary

armpit area

Thoracic

chest area

Brachial

upper arm area

Antecubital

in the fold of the inside of arm

Umbilical

belly button area

Carpal

wrist area

Digital or phalangeal

finger or toe area

Pubic

genital region

Patellar

front of the knee

Tarsal

ankle

Cephallic

head area

Occipital

back of the head

Scapular

shoulder blade area

Vertebral

the spine area

Femoral

thigh area

Plantar

sole of the foot area

Popliteal

back of the knee area

Olecranal

back of the elbow

Gluteal

buttock area

Calcaneal

heel of foot

antebrachial

forearm

cranial

skull region

dorsal

back area

dorsum

back of the hand or foot

facial

face

frontal

forehead

lumbar

lower back

mammary

breast

manual

hand

mental

chin

otic

ear

pedal

foot

Palmar

palm of hand

sacral

area between hips

Cardio-

Heart

Homeo-

Same

-stasis

balanced

Ante-

Before

Peri-

Around

Medi-

Middle

Pleur-

RIbs, Side

a/an-

Without

Endo-

Inside/Within

Trans-

Acrose

Super-

Above

Post-

After, Behind

Bi-

Two