ANP1106- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 39 pages long!)

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

Document Summary

Intermediate: between a more medial and more lateral structure. Proximal: closer to the origin of the body part. Distal: farther from the origin of the body part. Right and left refer to patient, not observer. Appendicular part: appendages or limbs attached to axis. Used to designate speci c areas within the axial or appendicular part of the body. 3 common body planes, 2 vertical, 1 horizontal: sagittal plane: vertical plane that divides body into left and right parts. 2. frontal plane: vertical plane that divides body into anterior and posterior parts. also called coronal plane transverse or horizontal plane: from right to left dividing the body into superior and inferior. Cranial cavity: enclosed by skill and houses the brain. Vertebral cavity: enclosed by the vetebral canal and houses the spinal cord. Both are continuous and well protected: ventral body cavity. Thoracic cavity: 2 lateral pleural cavities and central pericardial cavity.