CIBTAC ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Terms in this set (67)
The largest hallow body cavity in
humans and many animals, and
holds the bulk of the viscera. It is
Abdominal Cavity
located below (inferior to) the
thoracic cavity, and above the
pelvic cavity.
Division of the anterior (ventral)
cavity that houses the abdominal
Abdominopelvic Cavity
and pelvic viscera.
A standard reference position
used for describing location and
Anatomical Position
directions on the human body.
Science that studies the form and
composition of the the body's
Anatomy
structures.
Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior
(dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-
Anterior Cavity 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.
The basic unit that makes up all
matter.
Atom
, An imaginary lines drawn through
the body to separate the body
Body Plane
into sections.
Describes a position below or
lower than another part of the
body proper; near or toward the
Caudal
tail (in humans, the coccyx, or
lowest part of the spinal column);
also refer to as inferior
Smallest independently
functioning unit of all organisms;
Cell
in animals, it contains cytoplasm,
composed of fluid and organelles
Compares values to their normal
range; deviations cause the
Control Center
activation of an effector
Divides the body into dorsal and
ventral (back and front, or
Coronal Section
posterior and anterior) portions;
also referred to as frontal portion
Describes a position above or
higher than another part of the
Cranial
body proper; also referred to as
superior
Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the
Cranial Cavity
brain
In anatomy, a transverse cut
through a structure or tissue.
Cross Section
Terms in this set (67)
The largest hallow body cavity in
humans and many animals, and
holds the bulk of the viscera. It is
Abdominal Cavity
located below (inferior to) the
thoracic cavity, and above the
pelvic cavity.
Division of the anterior (ventral)
cavity that houses the abdominal
Abdominopelvic Cavity
and pelvic viscera.
A standard reference position
used for describing location and
Anatomical Position
directions on the human body.
Science that studies the form and
composition of the the body's
Anatomy
structures.
Larger body cavity located anterior to the posterior
(dorsal) body cavity; includes the serous membrane-
Anterior Cavity 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.
The basic unit that makes up all
matter.
Atom
, An imaginary lines drawn through
the body to separate the body
Body Plane
into sections.
Describes a position below or
lower than another part of the
body proper; near or toward the
Caudal
tail (in humans, the coccyx, or
lowest part of the spinal column);
also refer to as inferior
Smallest independently
functioning unit of all organisms;
Cell
in animals, it contains cytoplasm,
composed of fluid and organelles
Compares values to their normal
range; deviations cause the
Control Center
activation of an effector
Divides the body into dorsal and
ventral (back and front, or
Coronal Section
posterior and anterior) portions;
also referred to as frontal portion
Describes a position above or
higher than another part of the
Cranial
body proper; also referred to as
superior
Division of the posterior (dorsal) cavity that houses the
Cranial Cavity
brain
In anatomy, a transverse cut
through a structure or tissue.
Cross Section
