| Term | Definition |
|---|
| contains the digestive and reproductive organs | abdominopelvic cavity |
| movement away from the median plane of the body | abduction |
| movement toward the median plane of the body | adduction |
| places the body in a worldwide accepted position | anatomical position |
| front of the body | anterior (ventral) |
| pertaining to the front side region | anterolateral |
| building block of the body | cell |
| pertaining to the neck | cervical |
| holds the brain | cranial cavity |
| the study of cells | cytology |
| away from the surface of the body | deep (internal) |
| muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity | diaphragm |
| farthest away from the point of attachment | distal |
| includes the cranial and spinal cavities | dorsal cavity |
| pain in the back | dorsodynia |
| region upon the stomach | epigastric |
| turning outward | eversion |
| pertaining to the outside | external |
| forehead area | frontal |
| excessive pressure | hypertension |
| pertaining to under the skin | hypodermic |
| away from the head | inferior |
| pertaining to beneath or below the ribs | infracostal |
| below or under the loin region | infralumbar |
| pertaining to the groin area | inguinal |
| turning inward | inversion |
| to the side | lateral |
| upper left region beneath the ribs | left hypochondriac |
| left lower quadrant | llq |
| pertaining to the loin area | lumbar |
| left upper quadrant | luq |
| pertaining to the midline of the body | medial |
| pertaining to the middle of the sternum | mediosternal |
| median plane | midsagittal |
| pertaining to a nucleus | nuclear |
| a group of tissues working together to perform an activity | organ |
| the highest level of organization | organism |
| pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity | parietal |
| pertaining to around cartilage | perichondral |
| imaginary line that divides the body for anatomical purposes | plane |
| back of the body | posterior (dorsal) |
| pertaining to behind and to the side | posterolateral |
| closest to the point of attachment | proximal |
| upper right region | right hypochondriac |
| right middle lateral region | right lumbar |
| right lower quadrant | rlq |
| right upper quadrant | ruq |
| pertaining to the lower back | sacral |
| divides the body into left and right sides not in the middle | sagittal |
| holds the spinal cord | spinal cavity |
| toward the surface of the body | superficial |
| toward the head | superior |
| pertaining to above the kidney | suprarenal |
| a group of organs working together to perform an activity | system |
| pertaining to the chest | thoracic |
| a group of cells that perform the same basic activity | tissue |
| to carry across | transport |
| divides the body into upper and lower halves | transverse |
| includes the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities | ventral cavities |
| pertaining to an organ | visceral |
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