Printable Regions Of the Body flash cards
30 words
Created by Dictionary.com
http://dynamo.dictionary.com/43086/regions-of-the-body
Print Cards Print List Print to
Flash Cards
| abdominal cavity |
space bounded by the abdominal walls, diaphragm, and pelvis |
| adbominopelvic cavity |
body cavity made up of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity |
| anterior |
pertaining to area toward the head or forward end of the body. |
| appendicular region |
refers to the limbs, the arms and the legs |
| axial region |
refers to the head, vertebral column and trunk |
| body plane |
describe certain sections or regions of the body |
| contralateral |
pertaining to, situated on, or coordinated with the opposite side |
| coronal plane |
a vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| deep |
extending far down from the top or surface |
| distal |
situated away from the point of origin or attachment |
| dorsal cavity |
situated near the back of the body, includes the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity |
| frontal plane |
a vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| horizontal plane |
plane crossing the body at right angles to the coronal and sagittal planes |
| inferior |
at least partly below the level of attachment of the other floral parts |
| intermediate |
being situated or acting between two points |
| ipsilateral |
pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body |
| lateral |
position farther from the midline of the body or of a structure |
| medial |
situated in or pertaining to the middle area of the body |
| nasal region |
refers to all areas relating to the nose |
| pelvic cavity |
cavity of the pelvis comprising in humans a broad upper and a more contracted lower part |
| pericardial cavity |
fluid-filled space between the two layers of the pericardium |
| pleural cavity |
narrow fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall |
| posterior |
pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body |
| proximal |
nearest to any point or main axis |
| sagittal plane |
longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right/left parts |
| superficial |
can be readily seen from the contours or the surface of the body |
| superior |
situated above another structure |
| transverse plane |
plane dividing the body into an upper and lower section |
| ventral |
pertaining to the venter or belly; abdominal |
| ventral cavity |
body cavity situated near front of the body, consists of thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity |
| abdominal cavity |
space bounded by the abdominal walls, diaphragm, and pelvis |
| adbominopelvic cavity |
body cavity made up of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity |
| anterior |
pertaining to area toward the head or forward end of the body. |
| appendicular region |
refers to the limbs, the arms and the legs |
| axial region |
refers to the head, vertebral column and trunk |
| body plane |
describe certain sections or regions of the body |
| contralateral |
pertaining to, situated on, or coordinated with the opposite side |
| coronal plane |
a vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| deep |
extending far down from the top or surface |
| distal |
situated away from the point of origin or attachment |
| dorsal cavity |
situated near the back of the body, includes the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity |
| frontal plane |
a vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| horizontal plane |
plane crossing the body at right angles to the coronal and sagittal planes |
| inferior |
at least partly below the level of attachment of the other floral parts |
| intermediate |
being situated or acting between two points |
| ipsilateral |
pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body |
| lateral |
position farther from the midline of the body or of a structure |
| medial |
situated in or pertaining to the middle area of the body |
| nasal region |
refers to all areas relating to the nose |
| pelvic cavity |
cavity of the pelvis comprising in humans a broad upper and a more contracted lower part |
| pericardial cavity |
fluid-filled space between the two layers of the pericardium |
| pleural cavity |
narrow fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall |
| posterior |
pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body |
| proximal |
nearest to any point or main axis |
| sagittal plane |
longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right/left parts |
| superficial |
can be readily seen from the contours or the surface of the body |
| superior |
situated above another structure |
| transverse plane |
plane dividing the body into an upper and lower section |
| ventral |
pertaining to the venter or belly; abdominal |
| ventral cavity |
body cavity situated near front of the body, consists of thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity |
