Anatomy & Physiology: Directional Terms, Cavities, Regional Terms, and Body Systems
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Means toward the head or upper part of a structure.
Means away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure.
Means toward the front of the body.
Means toward the back of the body.
Means toward the midline of the body.
Means away from the midline of the body.
Means closer to the origin of a body part or point of attachment.
Means farther from the origin of a body part or point of attachment.
Means toward or at the body surface.
Means away from the body surface; more internal.
Includes the cranial cavity and vertebral (spinal) cavity, housing the brain and spinal cord.
Includes the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity, housing organs like the heart, lungs, digestive organs.
Part of the ventral cavity containing the lungs and heart, separated by the mediastinum.
Part of the abdominopelvic cavity containing digestive organs like stomach, liver, intestines.
Part of the abdominopelvic cavity containing the bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum.
Upper right region of the abdomen, below the ribs.
Upper central region of the abdomen above the stomach.
Upper left region of the abdomen, below the ribs.
Middle right region of the abdomen near the waist.
Central region of the abdomen around the navel.
Middle left region of the abdomen near the waist.
Lower right region of the abdomen near the groin.
Lower central region of the abdomen below the navel.
Lower left region of the abdomen near the groin.
Protects body, regulates temperature, and provides sensory information; includes skin, hair, nails.
Supports and protects the body, provides muscle attachment, and produces blood cells; includes bones and joints.
Allows movement, maintains posture, and produces heat; includes skeletal muscles.
Controls body activities with electrical signals; includes brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
Secretes hormones to regulate body processes; includes glands like thyroid and adrenal.
Transports nutrients, gases, and wastes; includes heart and blood vessels.
Returns fluid to blood, defends against infection; includes lymph nodes and vessels.
Supplies oxygen and removes carbon dioxide; includes lungs and airways.
Breaks down food and absorbs nutrients; includes stomach, intestines, liver.
Eliminates waste and regulates water balance; includes kidneys and bladder.
Produces offspring; includes testes and ovaries.