ANP 1106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Paranasal Sinuses, Osteoporosis, Epiphyseal Plate

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1106
• Professor: Jackie Carnegie

Document Summary

Standard anatomical position: up straight, legs slightly separated, thumbs pointed up. Regional terms: used to designate specific areas within the axil or appendicular parts. Body planes and sections: sagittal plane: vertical, up and down. Divides the body into right and left parts. Parasagittal plane: slightly more left or right of the midline: frontal plane: vertical plane, side to side. Divides the body anteriorly and posteriorly: transverse plane: horizontal plane. Dividing the body into superior and inferior parts (cid:862)cross-se(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:863: oblique section: diagonally. Cranial cavity: enclosed by the scull and houses the brain. Vertebral cavity: enclosed by the vertebre and houses the spinal cord. Both are continuous and well-protected: ventral body cavity: larger and houses the viscera. Thoracic cavity: 2 lateral pleural cavities, 1 central pericardial cavity. Superior abdominal cavity (contains stomach, intestines, spleen, liver) Inferior pelvic cavity (bladder, some reproductive organs, rectum) ** the diaphragm separated the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities. ** nothing separated the abdominal and pelvic cavity.