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| The large body cavity lying below the diaphragm and above the pelvis. |
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| The Abdominopelvic cavity is a body cavity that consists of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. It contains the stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys, and most of the small and large intestines. It also contains urinary bladder and internal reproductive organs. |
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| The position of the human body, standing erect, with the face directed anteriorly, the upper limbs at the sides and the palms turned anteriorly (supinated), and the feet pointed anteriorly; used as the position of reference in description of site or direction of various structures or parts as established in official anatomical nomenclature. Note: The palms are toward our view and we cannot see the back of the hands. |
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| The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, esp. as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts. |
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| A coronal plane is any vertical plane that divides the body into ventral and dorsal sections. It is one of the planes of the body used to describe the location of body parts in relation to each other. |
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| The cavity enclosed by the cranium |
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| A section formed by cutting across a solid, especially perpendicular to its longest axis. |
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| The dorsal body cavity is located along the dorsal(posterior)surface of the human body, where it is subdivided into the cranial cavity housing the brain and the spinal cavity housing the spinal cord.[1] The two cavities are continuous with one another.[2] The covering and protective membranes for the dorsal body cavity are the meninges.[3] |
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| Those passing longitudinally through the body from side to side, at right angles to the median plane, dividing the body into front and back parts. |
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| One passing longitudinally through the middle of the body from front to back, dividing it into right and left halves. |
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| A membranous partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ, esp. that between the lungs |
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| Sagittal plane is a vertical plane which passes from ventral to dorsal dividing the body into right and left halves. |
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| A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans |
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| A group of organs that work together to carry out a particular task. |
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| An individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form. |
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| The space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic viscera |
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