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Chapter 2: the human body in health and
disease Exam Study Guide.


Anatomic reference systems - Answers✔used to describe the locations of the structural units of
the body

anatomy - Answers✔study of the structures of the body

physiology - Answers✔study of the functions of the structures of the body

anatomic position - Answers✔describes the body assuming that the individual is standing in the
standard position

body planes - Answers✔imaginary vertical and horizontal lines used to divide the body into
sections for descriptive purposes

vertical plane - Answers✔up-and-down plane that is a right angle to the horizon

midsagittal plane - Answers✔sagittal plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves

sagittal plane - Answers✔vertical plane tat divides the body into unequal left and right portions

frontal plane - Answers✔vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

horizontal plane - Answers✔flat crosswise plane, such as the horizon

transverse plane - Answers✔horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior
portions

ventral - Answers✔front, or belly side, of the organ or body

dorsal - Answers✔back of the organ or body

anterior - Answers✔situated in the front

posterior - Answers✔situated in the back

superior - Answers✔uppermost, above, or toward the head


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inferior - Answers✔lowermost, below, or toward the feet

cephalic - Answers✔toward the head

caudal - Answers✔toward the lower part of the body

proximal - Answers✔situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure

distal - Answers✔situated farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure

medial - Answers✔direction toward, or nearer, the midline

lateral - Answers✔direction toward or nearer the side and away from the midline

cranial cavity - Answers✔located within the skull, surrounds and protects the brain

body cavities - Answers✔spaces within the body that contain and protect internal organs

dorsal cavity - Answers✔contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate body functions

spinal cavity - Answers✔located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord

ventral cavity - Answers✔located along the front of the body, contains the body organs that
maintain homeostasis

homeostasis - Answers✔process through which the body maintains a constant internal
environment

home/o - Answers✔constant

thoracic cavity - Answers✔surrounds and protects the heart and lungs

abdominal cavity - Answers✔contains the major organs of digestion

pelvic cavity - Answers✔space formed by the hips bones and primarily contains the organ os the
reproductive and excretory systems

abdominopelvic cavity - Answers✔refers to the abdominal and pelvic cavities

inguinal - Answers✔relating to the groin

hypochondriac regions - Answers✔located on the left and right sides of the body, covered by the
lower ribs

epigastric region - Answers✔located above the stomach

lumbar regions - Answers✔located on the left and right sides near the inward curve of the spine


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