Body Systems
Body system with bones, ligaments, and cartilage
Skeletal
Refers to a body part that is above another OR closer to the head.....the neck is ____ to the waist.
Superior
Toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline.....ears are ____ to the eyes
Lateral
Lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions
Sagittal plane
Upper middle portion
Epigastric
Body system that includes brain, spinal cord, nerves, and sense organs
Nervous
Refers to a body part that is below another body part or toward the feet......the ankles are ____ to the waist.
Inferior
Closer to the point of attachment or closer to the trunk of the body....elbow is ____ to the wrist
Proximal
Cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions
Transverse
Middle portion
Umbilical
Body system that includes the heart, arteries, veins, capillaries, and blood
Cardiovascular
Toward the front
Anterior
Opposite of proximal; farther from the point of attachment or farther from the trunk.....the fingers are ____ to the wrist
Distal
Divides the body into anterior and posterior positions
Coronal plane
Each side of the umbilical region
Left and right lumbar regions
Body system that includes the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
Digestive system
Towards the back (opposite of anterior)
Posterior
Situated near the surface; also means peripheral
Superficial
If you bend at the waist, you are bending on this plane
Transverse
Lower middle portion
Hypogastric region
Body system that includes pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
Respiratory
Body parts that are closer to the the midline are called this
Medial
Parts that are more internal (not superficial)
Deep
If a magician saws a person in 1/2 from head to feet down the center of their body, what plane did they cut on?
Sagittal plane
Each side of the hypogastric region
Left and right iliac regions