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Integumentary
Skeletal
Muscular
Nervous
Endocrine
Circulatory
Lymphatic/Immune
Respiratory
Digestive
Urinary
Reproductive
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Reference Position
Body is erect, arms at sides, palms turned forward, head amd feet pointing forward.
Anatomical position helps use the directional terms theat describe body parts and regions. |
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| Structures on opposite sides of the body in anatomical position. |
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| Structures are on same sides of the body in anatomical position. |
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Term
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Definition
Mitochondria: Provide energy to carry on day to day functioning.
Golgi Apparatus: Stores material for future internal use.
Endoplasmic Reticulum: Transport channels for movement of chemicals.
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Atoms
Organelles
Cells
Tissues
Organs
System
Organisms |
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Connective
Epithelial
Muscle
Nervous
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Includes:
Right and left pleural cavities
Mediastinum |
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Right and left sides of the body are mirror images of each other.
Balance proportions |
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Right Hypochondriac Epigastric Left Hypochondriac
Right Lumbar Umbillical Left Lumbar
Right Iliac( inguinal) Hypogastric Left Iliac (inguinal) |
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Definition
Used by physicians/healthcare professionals
Divides abdomen into 4 quadrants
Right Upper Left Upper
Right Lower Left Lower |
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Toward the head/upper/above
Toward the feet/lower/below |
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Front/In front of
*can also use Ventral (towards the belly)
Back/In back of
*can also use Dorsal (toward the back) |
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Definition
Nearer the surface
Farther from the surface |
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Definition
Toward/nearest the trunk of the body or point of origin of a body part.
Farthest/away from the trunk of the body or point of origin of a body part. |
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Toward the midline of the body.
Toward the side of the body. (away from it's midline) |
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