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MED TERM FINAL- CHAPTER 2

Terms in this set (47)

hierarchial arrangement of body from cell to whole body?
cell --> tissue --> organ --> system --> whole body
what do all cells have? (3)
cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus
....tissue is designed to contract
muscle
adipose is a type of ....tissue
connective
nervous tissue is composed of cells called?
neurons
the .... position is used to describe the positions and relationships of structures.
anatomical
the ....divides the thoracic cavity from the abdominopelvic cavity
diaphragm
the pleural cavity contains the?
lungs
....tissue is composed of close-packed cells to form a covering
epithelial
name for the study of tissue
histology
direction term meaning away from surface
deep
another name for frontal plane
coronal
direction term referring to tail
caudal
separates thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
diaphragm
direction term for front of body
anterior
direction term referring to side
lateral
direction term meaning to lie face up
supine
direction term meaning nearer the surface
superficial
direction term referring to middle
medial
direction term that means same thing as dorsal
posterior
plane that divides body into left and right portions
sagittal
direction term meaning to lie face down
prone
also the medial plane
sagittal plane
gluteal region
buttocks
viscera
internal organs
membrane sac in abdominopelvic cavity
peritoneum
slice along long axis of structure
longitudinal section
thoracic region
chest
spinal cavity
dorsal cavity
top or summit of an organ
apex
divides body into upper and lower portions
transverse plane
pubic region
genital region
same direction as caudal
inferior
cervical region
neck
brachial region
arm
another name for opposite direction of dorsal, besides ventral
anterior
divides body into front and back portions
frontal plane
lying face up
supine
further away from surface of body
deep
thoracic cavity
ventral cavity
crural region
leg
central region of thoracic cavity
mediastinum
toward the belly side of body
ventral
slice perpendicular to long axis of structure
cross-section
torso
trunk
toward the side
lateral
cephalic region
head
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