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Axial
Relating to the head, neck & Trunk. It is the axis of the body
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Appendicular
- Relating to limbs and their attachment to the
- axis.
- Appendicular (Appendage)
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Body Direction - Superior
ABOVE (the nose is superior to the mouth)
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Body Direction - Inferior
- BELOW
- The abdomen is inferior to the chest
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Body Direction - Anterior
- FRONT
- Anterior structures are those that are most forward: the face, chest & Abdomen.
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Body Direction - Posterior
- BACK, towards the backside of the body.
- (the spine is posterior to the heart)
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Body Direction - Medial
- Towards the middle
- (the breastbose is medial to the ribs)
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Body Direction - Lateral
- away from the middle or median plane
- (medial plan cuts the body at the most center/ middle point)
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Body Direction - Cephalad/ Cranial
Towards the head
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Body Direction - Caudal
Towards the tail
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Body Direction - Dorsal
Backside
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Body Direction - Ventral
Bellyside
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Body Direction - Proximal
nearer the trunk or attached end
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Body Direction - Distal
Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
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Body Direction - Superficial
External/ toward the body surface
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Body Direction - Deep
Internal away from the body surface
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Body Plane - Sagittal Plane
- Divides the body into right and left parts
- runs longitudinally
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Body Planes - Median/ Midsagittal
runs longitudinally (like Sagittal plane) but dives the body into equal parts exactly in the middle
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Body Planes -Frontal/ Coronal Plane
- Divides the body or organ into Front (Anterior) & Back (Posterior) parts
- runs longitudinally
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Dorsal Body Cavity is subdivided into which two
cavities?
- Cranial cavity (brain/ skull)
- Vertebral/ Spin al Cavity
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The Ventral Body Cavity is subdivided into which
two cavities??
- Thoracic Cavity - separated by the diaphragm,
- contains the heart and lungs
- Adominopelvic Cavity - Houses the stomach,
- intestines, liver and other orgasm
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What is the function of Serous Membranes of the Ventral Body Cavity?
- It produces a thin lubricating fluid that allows
- the visceral (internal) organs to slide over one another without friction.
- It also compartmentalize the various organs so
- that infection of one organ is prevented from spreading to others.
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Body Cavities - Synovial
- they are joint cavities (they surround the freely
- movable joints in the body) - knee joint, hip joint, etc
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Orbital Cavities
In the skull, they house the eyes
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Oral Cavity
Mouth, contains the tounge and teeth
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