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Anatomy Science

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Section 1

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lateral

Front

to the side of the body

Back

prone

Front

recumbent position in which the person is lying face down

Back

positive feedback

Front

a feedback system that continues until the stimulus that is causing it stops (stretching of cervix in childbirth, breastfeeding, body fighting off a virus)

Back

pleural cavity

Front

houses the lungs

Back

right hypochondriac

Front

abdominal region containing the liver and gall bladder

Back

abdominopelvic cavity

Front

main ventral cavity that houses the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Back

ventral

Front

belly side (anterior on human; inferior on pig)

Back

deep

Front

toward the inside of the body

Back

Front

front side of human (head end of pig)

Back

pericardial cavity

Front

houses the heart

Back

supine

Front

recumbent position in which the person is lying on the back, face up

Back

cranial cavity

Front

cavity that houses the brain

Back

hypogastric

Front

abdominal region containing large and small intestine and the bladder

Back

frontal plane (coronal)

Front

Back

proximal

Front

closer to the torso (trunk)

Back

right inguinal

Front

abdominal region containing large and small intestine and the appendix

Back

inferior

Front

toward the feet on a human (toward the belly on a pig)

Back

dorsal

Front

back side (posterior on human; superior on pig)

Back

distal

Front

away from the torso (trunk)

Back

negative feedback

Front

a feedback system that constantly regulates the body back to normal; occurs most often in the body (regulation of pH, blood gases, water in the body, or "like a thermostat")

Back

superficial

Front

toward the outside of the body

Back

anatomical position

Front

standing upright, head and eyes forward, feet slightly apart, palms turned forward

Back

dorsal cavity

Front

main cavity that houses the cranial and vertebral cavities

Back

sagittal plane

Front

Back

homeostasis

Front

The body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions or "balance".

Back

superior

Front

toward the head on a human (toward the back on a pig)

Back

medial

Front

toward the midline of the body

Back

posterior

Front

back side of human (tail end of pig)

Back

physiology

Front

the study of the functions of the human body that can be examined through chemistry

Back

thoracic cavity

Front

main ventral cavity that houses the pleural, pericardial, and mediastinal cavities

Back

transverse plane

Front

Back

anatomy

Front

the study of the structures of the human body that can be examined through dissection

Back

epigastric

Front

abdominal region containing stomach and liver

Back

oblique plane

Front

Back

vertebral cavity

Front

cavity that houses the spinal cord

Back

left hypchondriac

Front

abdominal region containing stomach and spleen

Back