HETM 220 Parts of the Body

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abdominal cavity

abdomen

What is the antonym for posterior?

anterior

The coronal plane divides the body into _____

anterior and posterior

lateral movement

away from the center

Distal describes movement

away from the point of origin, farthest away

posterior

back

Vital signs

blood pressure, pulse, respiratory rate

inferior

bottom

cranial cavity

brain and skull

proximal

closest to trunk

The brain is located in the _____ or the ____ cavity

cranial or cephalic

coronal (frontal) plane

divides back and front

median (sagittal) plane

divides body into left and right

transverse plane

divides top and bottom or superior and inferior

What is the antonym for ventral?

dorsal

anterior

front

physiology

function, how things work

distal

furthest away from trunk

thoracic cavity

heart and lungs

deep

inside body

What is the antonym for medial?

lateral

The term pertaining to the middle is ______

medial

medial movement

moving towards the center

superficial

outside body

pelvic cavity

pelvis

What is the antonym for distal?

proximal

The term for lateral describes movement toward the ____

side

anatomy

structure, organs, parts

What is the antonym for inferior?

superior

percussion

tapping

The ____ cavity contains the heart

thoracic

superior

top

The plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions is____

transverse

palpation

using hands and fingers to feel parts of body


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