Body Planes & Directions
The plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections.
Transverse
The cavity that continues from the cranial cavity down the spine.
Spinal/vertebral cavity
The specialty dealing with diseases of the skin
Dermatology
The word dorsal means pertaining to the ______.
Back
If a disease’s cause is unknown, it is said to be ______.
Idiopathic
The plane that divides the body into right and left sides
Sagittal
The central area in the thoracic cavity between the lungs
Mediastinum
The study and treatment of cancer
Oncology
The word lateral pertains to the ______ of a structure.
Side
A disease’s predicted outcome is called its ______.
Prognosis
The plane also called the frontal plane
Coronal
The muscle that divides the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Diaphragm
The study of newborn babies
Neonatology
The word part meaning “front.”
Antero- or ventr/o
A patient whose disease has a sudden worsening of symptoms
Exacerbation
Moving toward the tail bone is moving in which direction?
Caudal
Name the four abdominopelvic quadrants
RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
The study of the medical care of the elderly
Geriatrics
Which combining form means lower back?
Lumb/o
If an infant is born with cerebral palsy, the disease is categorized as ______.
Congenital
Which is the only horizontal plane that divides the body?
Transverse
Name 3 of the body cavities covered in this unit
Cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
The specialty that studies hormones and glands
Endocrinology
What does “viscera” mean?
Internal organs
If a patient is asymptomatic, what does that mean?
They show no symptoms of disease