Anatomical Positions/ Planes of Body | Regions of The Body | Body Cavities | Skeletal and Visceral Structures of the head and neck | Thoracic, Abdominal and Pelvic Terms |
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What is medial
Term referring toward the vertical midline of the body:
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What is cervical
The head is connected through the trunk through this region:
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What is abdominopelvic cavity
The pelvis is found in this cavity:
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What is the mandible
This is otherwise known as the lower jaw:
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What is thoracic
The lungs are contained in this cavity?
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What is transverse
Term referring to cuts parallel to the ground
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What is olecranon
The upper limbs include this region:
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What is dorsal body cavity
The skull and spine is considered this cavity:
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What is the esophagus
Within the neck region this is part of the digestive tract:
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What is the pericardial cavity
The heart is surrounded by this protective cavity?
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What is coronal plane
The body is split into front and back parts which is known as this:
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What is the genital region
The penis is found in this region of the body:
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What is thoracic cavity
The heart and lungs are apart of what cavity:
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What is thyroxin
The thyroid gland is responsible for secreting this hormone:
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What is thoracic
The lungs are contained within this body cavity?
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What is proximal
Limbs and structures near the trunk are considered this position:
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What are lower limbs
Trochanteric, femoral, knee, leg and foot are otherwise known as:
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What is the pelvic cavity
This cavity encloses the urinary bladder:
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What is the cranium
This extends from the frontal bone anteriorly to the occipital bone posteriorly:
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What are accessory
The liver, gall bladder and pancreas of the digestive systems are known as these types of glands?
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What is cranial
In referring to a term for the bones of the skull the head area is designated by this term:
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What is the posterior aspect
Areas not visible from an anterior view such as scapular, lumbar, vertebral and gluteal regains in the trunk can be seen from this aspect:
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What is the head and trunk region
Body cavities surround exterior surface and skeletal elements within:
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What is styloid process
Ligaments from this of the temporal bone forming the lateral surfaces of the cranium is known as this:
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What is diaphragm
This thin sheet of muscle marks the boundary between the thoracic and abdominal cavities and functions in breathing?
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