Set: Human Anatomy Ch.1

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Term Definition
Anatomy The study of structure.
Physiology The scentific discipline that studies the function of the body structures.
Cytology the study of single body cells and their internal structures.
Histology The study of tissues.
Coronal Plane A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
Transverse Plane A plan that cuts perpendicularly along the long axis of the body or organ.
Midsaggital Plane A plane that extends through the body's midline.
Saggital Plane A vertical plane that divides structures into left and right halves.
Oblique Plane A minor plane that passes through the specimen at an angle.
Anterior In front of; toward the surface
Posterior In back of; toward the back surface
Dorsal At the back side of the human body
Ventral At the belly side of the human body
Superior Toward the head or above
Inferior Toward feet not head
Caudal At the rear or tail end
Cranial At the head end
Medial Toward the midline of the body
Lateral Away from the midline of the body
Deep On the inside, underneath another structure
Superficial On the outside
Proximal Closest to point of attachment to trunk
Distal Furthest from point of attachment to trunk
Axial Region Consists of the head, neck, and trunk and forms the main vertical axis of our body
Appendicular Region Term for the limbs that attach to the trunk.
Cranial cavity Formed by the cranium and houses the brain
Vertebral Canal Cavity that is formed by the individual bones of the vertebral column and contains the spinal cord
Dorsal Cavity Cavity that houses the Central Nervous System (Cranial Cavity and Vertebral canal)
Ventral Cavity General Cavity that consists of the Thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominopelvic Cavity Cavity that consists of the abdominal and pelvic cavities(Inferior).
Diaphragm A muscular partition that develops between the thracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Serous Cavity The area that lies between the parietal and viseral layers of the serous membrane that contains a lubricating film of serous fluid that is secreted by the cells of the serous membranes.
Parietal Layer The thin layer of a serous membrane that lines the internal surface of the body wall.
Visceral Layer The thin layer of the serous membrane that covers the external surface of organs within the cavity.
Thoracic Cavity The superior body cavity that is contained in the ventral cavity.
Abdominal Region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones
Antebrachial Forearm
Antecubital Region in front of the elbow
Axillary Armpit
Brachial Upper Arm
Buccal Cheek
Calcaneal Heel of the foot
Carpal Wrist
Cephalic Head
Cervical Neck
Coxal Hip
Cranial Skull
Crural Leg
Deltoid Shoulder
Digital Fingers or toes (Also called phalangeal)
Dorsal Back
Facial Face
Femoral Thigh
Frontal Forehead
Gluteal Buttock
Hallux Great toe
Inguinal Groin
Lumbar Loin
Mammary Breast
Manus hand
Mental Chin
Nasal Nose
Occipital Posterior base of the head
Olecranal Posterior of the elbow
Oral Mouth
Orbital Eye
Palmar Palm of the hand
Patellar Kneecap
Pelvic Pelvis
Perineal Region betweenthe anus and teh external reproductive organs
Pes Foot
Plantar Sole of the foot
Pollex Thumb
Popliteal Area posterior to the knee
Pubic Anterior region of the pelvis
Sacral Posterior region between the hip bones
Scapular Shoulder blade
Sternal Middle of the thorax, anteriority
Sural Calf
Thoracic Chest or thorax
Tarsal Ankle
Umbilical Navel
Vertebral Spinal column
Mediastinum The median space in the thoracic cavity that contains the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and major blood vessels that connect the heart.
Pericardium A two-layered serous membrane that encases the heard.
Parietal Pericardium the outermost layer of the serous membrane that forms a sac around the heart.
Visceral Pericardium The layer of the serous membrane that is actually considered the external surface of the heart.
Pericardial Cavity the potential space between teh parietal and visceral pericardia; it also contains serous fluid
Pleural Cavity The narrow, moist, potential space between the parietal and visceral plurae and is the location of the lubrication serous fluid.
Pleura The two-layered serous membrane that lines the lungs.
Parital Pleura The outer layer of the serous membrane that lines the internal surface of the thoracic wall.
Visceral Pleura the inner layer of the serous membrane that covers the external surface of the lung.
Peritoneum The moist, two-layered serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity.
Parietal Peritoneum The outer layer of the serous membrane that lines the internal walls of the abdominopelvic cavity.
Visceral Peritoneum The inner layer of the serous membrane that ensheathes the external layer of most digestive organs.

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Created August 20, 2008
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