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Left
Toward the ______ of the subjects body.
On the left hand the pointer finger is _____ to the thumb.
Right
Toward the ______ side of the subject.
On the left hand the ring finger is _______ to the pinky.
Lateral
Toward the side.
Eyes are ______ to the nose.
Medial
Toward the midsagittal plane.
The eyes are _______ to the ears.
Anterior
Toward the front of the body.
Nose is ______ to the head.
Posterior
Toward the back.
The heel is ______ to the toes.
Superior
Toward the top of the body.
The shoulders are _______ to the hips.
Inferior
Toward the bottom of the body.
Foot is ______ to the knee.
Dorsal
Toward the vertbral surface.
Ventral
Toward the belly.
Navel is on the _______ surface.
Proximal
Toward the trunk. (Usually in limb or appendage.)
The joint is ______ to the toenail.
Distal
Away from the trunk or point of attachment.
The hand is ______ to the elbow.
Visceral
Toward an internal organ; away from outter wall.
Organ is covered with ______ layer of this membrane.
Parietal
Toward the wall; away from internal structures.
The abd cavity is lined with the _________ peritoneal membrane.
Deep
Toward the inside of a part; away from the surface.
Thight muscles are _____ to the skin.
Superficial
Toward the surface; away from the inside.
Skin is _____ to an organ.
Medullary
Inner region.
Cortical
Outter Region.
Section
A cut in a plane is a ________.
Plane
Geometrical concept referring to an imagined flat surface.
Transverse/Cross Section
Cross-wise cut.
Picture It - Straight up and down through the intestine. O
Oblique Section
Diagonal angle cut.
Picture It - Through the intestine. 0
Longitudinal Section
Lengthwise made cut.
Sagittal PLane
Divides body into left and right portions.
Front to back & top to bottom.
Midsagittal/Median Plane
Divides body into equal left and right portions.
Frontal/Coronal Plane
Divides body into front and back portions.
Horizontal/Transverse Plane
Divides body into top and bottom portions.
Cranial Cavity
Within the skull.
Organ: Brain
Spinal Cavity
Within the vertebral column.
Organ: Spinal Cord
Trunk Cavity
Pleural
Left and right one-third.
Organ
: Lung
Trunk Cavity
Mediastinum
Middle one-third.
Organs
: Heart, trachea, esophagus.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Diaphragm to bottom of trunk.
Abdominal Caity
Diaphragm to rim of pelvic bones.
Organs: Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Spleen, Kindeys
Pelvic Cavity
Rim of pelvic to floor of trunk.
OrgansL Ovaries, Uterus, Bladder
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Organization of the Body
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Terms of direction.
Updated
2010-09-15T21:11:17Z
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