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Head:
Oral cavity
contains the teeth and tongue
Head:
Nasal cavity:
located within the nose and divided into right and left portions by the nasal septum.
Head:
Orbital cavities
contains the eyes and associated skeletal muscles and nerves
head:
middle ear cavities
contains the middle ear and bones
which compartments containt the lungs?
thoracic compartments
the walls of the right and left thoracic compartments are lined with a membrane called:
parietal pleura
the lungs themselves are lined with a membrance called
visceral pleura
where is the heart located?
broadest portion of the mediastinum
what is the heart surrounded by?
pericardial membranes
what's the lining membrance of the abdominal pelvic cavity called?
peritoneal membranes
Superior
body part is above another part or is closes to the head.
(thoracic cavity is superior to the abdominal cavity.)
Inferior
body part is below another body part or is toward the feet.
(neck is inferior to the head.)
Anterior
a.k.a ventral
towards the front
(eyes are anterior to the brain.)
Posterior
a.k.a dorsal
towards the back.
(the pharynx is posterior to the oral cavity.)
medial
imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves.
(the nose is medial to the eyes)
lateral
means towards the side with respect to the imaginary midline
(ears are lateral to the eyes.)
proximal
body part that's closer to a point of attachment than another body part
(elbow is proximal to the wrist.)
distal
body part is farther from a point of attachment thatn another body part
(fingers are distal to the wrist)
superficial
situated near the surface.
(epidermis is superficial layer of the skin.)
deep
the heart is deeper than the skin.
sagittal
lengthwise cut hat divides the body into right and left portions.
transverse
cut that divides the body into superior and inferior positions.
coronal
divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
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Physiology: organization of the human body
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Physiology: organization of the human body
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2012-11-01T04:51:09Z
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