Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 1
Abdominal Cavity
The largest hallow body cavity in humans and many animals, and holds the bulk of the viscera.
It is located below (inferior to) the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
Anatomical Position
A standard reference position used for describing location and directions on the human body.
Anatomy
Science that studies the form and composition of the the body's structures.
Anterior Cavity
Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous
membrane-lined pleural cavities of the lungs, pericardial cavity of the heart, and peritoneal
cavity for the abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.
, Atom
The basic unit that makes up all matter.
Body Plane
An imaginary lines drawn through the body to separate the body into sections.
Cell
Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in animals, it contains cytoplasm,
composed of fluid and organelles
Cranial Cavity
Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the brain
Cross Section
In anatomy, a transverse cut through a structure or tissue.
Deep
Abdominal Cavity
The largest hallow body cavity in humans and many animals, and holds the bulk of the viscera.
It is located below (inferior to) the thoracic cavity, and above the pelvic cavity.
Abdominopelvic Cavity
Division of the anterior (ventral) cavity that houses the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
Anatomical Position
A standard reference position used for describing location and directions on the human body.
Anatomy
Science that studies the form and composition of the the body's structures.
Anterior Cavity
Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior (dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous
membrane-lined pleural cavities of the lungs, pericardial cavity of the heart, and peritoneal
cavity for the abdominal and pelvic organs; also referred to as ventral cavity.
, Atom
The basic unit that makes up all matter.
Body Plane
An imaginary lines drawn through the body to separate the body into sections.
Cell
Smallest independently functioning unit of all organisms; in animals, it contains cytoplasm,
composed of fluid and organelles
Cranial Cavity
Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the brain
Cross Section
In anatomy, a transverse cut through a structure or tissue.
Deep
