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1. Transverse plane Horizontal plane that divides the body into the top and bottom
2. Coronal plane Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections
3. Sagittal plane Plane that divides the body into left and right sections
4. Cephalic Toward the head -same as superior for a human
5. Caudal Toward the tail -same as inferior for a human
6. Dorsal Toward the back - same as posterior for a human
7. Ventral Toward the belly -same as anterior for a human
8. Superior Above or toward the head
9. Inferior Below or toward the feet
10. Distal Farther from the trunk or origin
11. Proximal Closer to the trunk or origin
12. Superficial Toward or on the surface
13. Deep or internal Away from the surface
14. Anterior or ven- Toward the front or toward the belly
tral
15. Toward the rear or toward the back
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Posterior or dor-
sal
16. Medial Toward the midline
17. Lateral Toward the side
18. Cephalic Head
19. Orbital Eye
20. Nasal Nose
21. Buccal Cheek
22. Oral Mouth
23. Cervical Neck
24. Brachial Arm
25. Carpal Wrist
26. Manual Hand
27. Digital Finger or toe
28. Crural Legs
29. Coxal Hip
30. Femoral Upper leg
31. Pedal Feet
32. Thoracic Below the neck and above the abdomen
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33. Abdominal Between the chest and the pelvis
34. Pelvic Around the pelvis
35. Inguinal Groin
36. Dorsal Back
37. Vertebral Along center line of back
38. Lumbar Lower back
39. Sacral Base of the spine
40. Dorsal region Region of the body along the back. 2 major cavities - the cranial cavity and the
vertebral canal (spinal cavity)
41. Cranial cavity Contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull
42. Vertebral canal Contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that compose the spinal
column also known as the spinal cavity
43. Ventral cavities Located in the front of the body and contain most of the internal organs. 3 major
cavities - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.
44. Thoracic cavity Contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the rib cage. The thoracic cavity
is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm
45. Abdominal cavity
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Contains most of the digestive organs - stomach, liver, pancreas, intestines - and
some of the urinary structures - the kidney and the ureters. The upper boundary
is the diaphragm and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (landmark of
the pelvis bones)
46. Pelvic cavity Contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is enclosed by the pelvis
47. Abdominopelvic Since there is no anatomical division between the 2 cavities they are occasionally
cavity referred to as 1 region
48. Homeostasis The dynamic physiological process that helps people maintain an internal envi-
ronment suitable for normal function
49. Feedback loop A system used to control the level of a variable in which there is an identifiable re-
ceptor (sensor) control center (integrator or comparator) effectors, and methods
of communication
50. Variables Parameters that are monitored and controlled or affected by the feedback system
51. Receptors or sen- Detect changes in the variable
sors
52. Control centers Compare the variable in relation to a set point and signal the effectors to generate
or integrators a response. These centers sometimes consider info other than just the level of
variable in decision making, such as time of day, age, external conditions, etc.
53. Effectors Execute the necessary changes to adjust the variable
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1. Transverse plane Horizontal plane that divides the body into the top and bottom
2. Coronal plane Vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections
3. Sagittal plane Plane that divides the body into left and right sections
4. Cephalic Toward the head -same as superior for a human
5. Caudal Toward the tail -same as inferior for a human
6. Dorsal Toward the back - same as posterior for a human
7. Ventral Toward the belly -same as anterior for a human
8. Superior Above or toward the head
9. Inferior Below or toward the feet
10. Distal Farther from the trunk or origin
11. Proximal Closer to the trunk or origin
12. Superficial Toward or on the surface
13. Deep or internal Away from the surface
14. Anterior or ven- Toward the front or toward the belly
tral
15. Toward the rear or toward the back
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Posterior or dor-
sal
16. Medial Toward the midline
17. Lateral Toward the side
18. Cephalic Head
19. Orbital Eye
20. Nasal Nose
21. Buccal Cheek
22. Oral Mouth
23. Cervical Neck
24. Brachial Arm
25. Carpal Wrist
26. Manual Hand
27. Digital Finger or toe
28. Crural Legs
29. Coxal Hip
30. Femoral Upper leg
31. Pedal Feet
32. Thoracic Below the neck and above the abdomen
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33. Abdominal Between the chest and the pelvis
34. Pelvic Around the pelvis
35. Inguinal Groin
36. Dorsal Back
37. Vertebral Along center line of back
38. Lumbar Lower back
39. Sacral Base of the spine
40. Dorsal region Region of the body along the back. 2 major cavities - the cranial cavity and the
vertebral canal (spinal cavity)
41. Cranial cavity Contains the brain and is enclosed by the skull
42. Vertebral canal Contains the spinal cord and is enclosed by the bones that compose the spinal
column also known as the spinal cavity
43. Ventral cavities Located in the front of the body and contain most of the internal organs. 3 major
cavities - thoracic, abdominal and pelvic.
44. Thoracic cavity Contains the lungs and heart and is enclosed by the rib cage. The thoracic cavity
is separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm
45. Abdominal cavity
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Contains most of the digestive organs - stomach, liver, pancreas, intestines - and
some of the urinary structures - the kidney and the ureters. The upper boundary
is the diaphragm and the lower boundary is the brim of the pelvis (landmark of
the pelvis bones)
46. Pelvic cavity Contains the bladder, anus and reproductive organs and is enclosed by the pelvis
47. Abdominopelvic Since there is no anatomical division between the 2 cavities they are occasionally
cavity referred to as 1 region
48. Homeostasis The dynamic physiological process that helps people maintain an internal envi-
ronment suitable for normal function
49. Feedback loop A system used to control the level of a variable in which there is an identifiable re-
ceptor (sensor) control center (integrator or comparator) effectors, and methods
of communication
50. Variables Parameters that are monitored and controlled or affected by the feedback system
51. Receptors or sen- Detect changes in the variable
sors
52. Control centers Compare the variable in relation to a set point and signal the effectors to generate
or integrators a response. These centers sometimes consider info other than just the level of
variable in decision making, such as time of day, age, external conditions, etc.
53. Effectors Execute the necessary changes to adjust the variable
