body systems
directional terms
body planes
regions & cavities
general terms
100

lungs

respiratory system
100

refers to the side

lateral

100

 what divides body in front and back

coronal

100

which region is in the upper extremity?

brachial region

100

what is the tip or summit of an organ?

apex

200

skin

integumentary system

200

bottom or lower part of an organ

base

200
what divides body into right and left

saggital

200

which cavity contains the heart and lungs?

thoracic cavity

200

what position is lying face up?

supine

300

heart

cardiovascular

300

more towards the back or spinal cord of the body

posterior

300

dorsal and ventral are used with what planes?

coronal plane

300

which region is in the lower extremity?

crural

300

What is the study of tissue?

histology

400

organ in the male reproductive system

prostate gland

400

located nearer to the point of attachment to the body

proximal

400

superior and inferior go with what plane?

transverse plane

400

which cavity contains digestive organs?

abdominal cavity

400

What is the outermost boundary of a cell?

cell membrane

500
organ in the digestive system

stomach

500

tip or summit of an organ

apex

500

lateral and medial go with what plane?

saggital plane

500

which region contains the buttocks

gluteal region

500

What is the tissue that produces movement?

muscular

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