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Other Body Sections
directions, planes, and cavities of the body
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/11/2011

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anatomy
Definition
study of the structure and shape of the human body and body parts and their relationships to one another
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2 subdivisions of anatomy
Definition
gross and microscopic
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physiology
Definition
study of how the body and its parts work or function
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2 subdivisions of physiology
Definition
neuro-physiology, cardiac physiology
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structure determines function therefore...
Definition
if structure changes, function must change
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levels of structural organization (6)
Definition
atoms, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism
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diseases
Definition
conditions that result from abnormalities of body structure or function that prevents internal stability
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pathology
Definition
the study of diseases
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supine
Definition
facing up (on back)
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prone
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facing down (on stomach)
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superior
Definition
towards head
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inferior
Definition
towards feet
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anterior (ventral)
Definition
front or in front of
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posterior (dorsal)
Definition
back or in back of
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medial
Definition
midline of the body
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lateral
Definition
towards the sides of the body
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proximal
Definition
torso, near trunk of the body
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distal
Definition
further away from the body/point of orgin
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superficial
Definition
on the surface
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deep
Definition
penetrating
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sagittal
Definition
split into left & right
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midsagittal
Definition
equal sides of left & right
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coronal
Definition
front and back
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transverse
Definition
upper & lower, horizontal
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parts of the ventral cavity (2)
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thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
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parts of thoracic cavity (2)
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mediastinum (middle portion) and pleural cavities (right/left lungs)
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parts of abdominopelvic cavity (2)
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abdominal cavity and (the lower) pelvic cavity
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parts of the dorsal cavity (2)
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cranial cavity (brain) and spinal cavity (spinal cord)
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4 parts of the abdominopelvic cavity
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right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
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body regions (2)
Definition
axial region (head neck torso) & appendicular region (upper and lower extremities)
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the diaphragm separates...
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the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity
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atrophy
Definition
the wasting away of muscles when they aren't being used
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balance of body functions
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survival of indiv. & genes, depends on maintenance of homeostasis, all organs function to maintain homeostasis, body functions are related to age
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