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What does the Axial Portion include?
What does the Axial Portion include?
- Head (correct)
- Lower limbs
- Upper limbs
- Neck and trunk (correct)
What is the definition of the Appendicular Portion?
What is the definition of the Appendicular Portion?
The part of the body that includes the upper and lower limbs.
What is contained within the Cranial Cavity?
What is contained within the Cranial Cavity?
The brain.
What does the Vertebral Canal house?
What does the Vertebral Canal house?
What is the Thoracic Cavity responsible for housing?
What is the Thoracic Cavity responsible for housing?
What does the Abdominopelvic Cavity contain?
What does the Abdominopelvic Cavity contain?
What is the function of the Diaphragm?
What is the function of the Diaphragm?
What is the Mediastinum?
What is the Mediastinum?
What does the Abdominal Cavity contain?
What does the Abdominal Cavity contain?
What is found in the Pelvic Cavity?
What is found in the Pelvic Cavity?
What is the Oral Cavity?
What is the Oral Cavity?
Where is the Nasal Cavity located?
Where is the Nasal Cavity located?
What do the Orbital Cavities contain?
What do the Orbital Cavities contain?
What is contained in the Middle Ear Cavities?
What is contained in the Middle Ear Cavities?
What are Serous Membranes?
What are Serous Membranes?
What do the Parietal Pleura do?
What do the Parietal Pleura do?
What do Pericardial Membranes surround?
What do Pericardial Membranes surround?
What is the function of Peritoneal Membranes?
What is the function of Peritoneal Membranes?
What are hormones?
What are hormones?
What is the Anatomical Position?
What is the Anatomical Position?
What does Superior mean in anatomical terms?
What does Superior mean in anatomical terms?
What does Inferior indicate?
What does Inferior indicate?
What does Anterior mean?
What does Anterior mean?
What does Posterior refer to?
What does Posterior refer to?
What does Medial mean?
What does Medial mean?
What does Lateral mean?
What does Lateral mean?
What does Bilateral mean?
What does Bilateral mean?
What does Ipsilateral refer to?
What does Ipsilateral refer to?
What does Contralateral mean?
What does Contralateral mean?
What does Proximal mean?
What does Proximal mean?
What does Distal mean?
What does Distal mean?
What is the Epidermis?
What is the Epidermis?
What does Peripheral or Superficial mean?
What does Peripheral or Superficial mean?
What does Deep refer to?
What does Deep refer to?
What is a Sagittal cut?
What is a Sagittal cut?
What does a Transverse cut divide?
What does a Transverse cut divide?
What does a Frontal cut divide?
What does a Frontal cut divide?
What is a Cross Section?
What is a Cross Section?
What is the Epigastric Region?
What is the Epigastric Region?
Where is the Left Hypochondriac Region located?
Where is the Left Hypochondriac Region located?
Where is the Right Hypochondriac Region located?
Where is the Right Hypochondriac Region located?
What does the Umbilical Region refer to?
What does the Umbilical Region refer to?
Where is the Left Lumbar Region?
Where is the Left Lumbar Region?
Where is the Right Lumbar Region?
Where is the Right Lumbar Region?
Where is the Hypogastric Region located?
Where is the Hypogastric Region located?
Where is the Left Iliac Region?
Where is the Left Iliac Region?
Where is the Right Iliac Region located?
Where is the Right Iliac Region located?
What does RUQ stand for?
What does RUQ stand for?
What does RLQ refer to?
What does RLQ refer to?
What does LUQ stand for?
What does LUQ stand for?
What does LLQ stand for?
What does LLQ stand for?
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Study Notes
Body Organization
- The human body is divided into the Axial Portion (head, neck, trunk) and Appendicular Portion (upper and lower limbs).
- Major cavities include the cranial cavity (houses the brain), vertebral canal (encloses the spinal cord), thoracic cavity (contains lungs), and abdominopelvic cavity (holds internal organs).
Cavity Descriptions
- Cranial Cavity: Part of the axial portion that protects the brain.
- Vertebral Canal: Encloses the spinal cord, surrounded by vertebrae.
- Thoracic Cavity: Contains lungs and is separated by the diaphragm from the abdominopelvic cavity.
- Abdominopelvic Cavity: Houses digestive organs, urinary bladder, and reproductive organs.
Membranes and Structures
- Diaphragm: A muscle separating thoracic and abdominal cavities that moves during breathing.
- Mediastinum: Area between the lungs that contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus.
- Serous Membranes: Line thoracic and abdominal cavities, secreting fluid to reduce friction and protect organs.
Terminology in Anatomy
- Anatomical Position: Standing with face forward, upper limbs at sides, and palms facing forward.
- Directional Terms:
- Superior: Above another part.
- Inferior: Below another part.
- Anterior (Ventral): Front side.
- Posterior (Dorsal): Back side.
- Medial: Closer to the midline.
- Lateral: Farther from the midline.
- Bilateral: Paired structures on each side.
- Ipsilateral: Structures on the same side.
- Contralateral: Structures on opposite sides.
Region and Quadrant Organization
- Regions of the Abdominal Area:
- Epigastric, Hypochondriac (left/right), Umbilical, Lumbar (left/right), Hypogastric, Iliac (left/right).
- Abdominal Quadrants:
- RUQ (Right Upper Quadrant), RLQ (Right Lower Quadrant), LUQ (Left Upper Quadrant), LLQ (Left Lower Quadrant).
Anatomical Sections
- Sagittal Section: Divides body into right and left. Median (midsagittal) divides equally.
- Transverse Section: Divides body into superior and inferior.
- Frontal Section: Divides body into anterior and posterior.
- Cross Section: A vertical cut across the body.
Additional Key Terms
- Epidermis: The outer layer of skin.
- Peripheral/Superficial: Near the surface.
- Deep: More internal structures.
- Proximial: Closer to the trunk or point of reference.
- Distal: Farther from the trunk or point of reference.
These terms and structures are essential for understanding human anatomy and its organization.
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