What do serous membranes cover?
The organs of trunk cavities and line the cavity.
How does X-ray imaging work?
Electromagnetic radiation moves through the body and is exposed on a photographic plate.
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Serous Membranes and Cavities

What do serous membranes cover?

The organs of trunk cavities and line the cavity.

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Imaging Techniques

How does X-ray imaging work?

Electromagnetic radiation moves through the body and is exposed on a photographic plate.

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Levels of Biological Organization

What is the Organ level?

One or more tissues functioning together.

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Serous Membranes and Cavities

What does the peritoneum surround?

Many abdominal organs and lines the abdominopelvic cavity.

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Imaging Techniques

What is Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA)?

3-D radiographic image of an organ.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What does Supine position mean?

Lying face upward.

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Body Planes and Sections

What is an oblique plane?

A plane other than at a right angle.

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Cytology and Histology

What is Histology?

Study of tissues.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What does 'posterior' mean?

Toward the back of the body.

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Anatomical Study Methods

What is the focus of Gross Anatomy?

Structures examined without a microscope.

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Pathology and Disease Impact

What is Pathology?

Structural and functional changes caused by disease.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What does Inferior (Caudal) refer to?

Away from the head.

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Serous Membranes and Cavities

What does the pericardium surround?

The heart.

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Imaging Techniques

What does Ultrasound imaging utilize?

Sound waves that pass into the body and bounce back to a receiver.

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Levels of Biological Organization

What is the Organ System level?

Group of organs functioning together.

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Body Planes and Sections

What does the frontal (coronal) plane divide?

The body into anterior and posterior sections.

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Anatomical Study Methods

What does Surface Anatomy examine?

External form and relation to deeper structures.

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Levels of Biological Organization

What defines the Tissue level?

Group of similar cells and the materials surrounding them.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What do Superficial and Deep refer to?

Relative to the surface of the body.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What does 'anterior' refer to in anatomical terms?

Forward or toward the front of the body.

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Imaging Techniques

What does Positron Emission Tomography (PET) detect?

Radioactively labeled glucose usage by a tissue.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What does Superior (Cephalic) refer to?

Toward the head.

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Body Planes and Sections

What does the sagittal plane do?

Divides the body into left and right portions.

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Anatomical Study Methods

What does Regional Anatomy study?

Studied area by area.

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Levels of Biological Organization

What is the Chemical level of biological organization?

Interaction of atoms.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What do Medial and Lateral refer to?

Relative to the midline.

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Body Planes and Sections

What does the transverse (horizontal) plane divide?

The body into superior and inferior sections.

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Cytology and Histology

What is Cytology?

Cellular anatomy.

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Serous Membranes and Cavities

What is the function of the pleura?

Surrounds the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity.

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Imaging Techniques

What is Computed Tomography (CT)?

Computer-analyzed X-ray images.

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Levels of Biological Organization

What does the Organism level refer to?

Any living thing.

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Body Planes and Sections

What is the median plane?

A sagittal plane down the midline of the body.

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Anatomical Study Methods

What is Systemic Anatomy?

Studied system by system.

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Levels of Biological Organization

What is the Cell level in biological organization?

Structural and functional unit of living organisms.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What do Proximal and Distal describe?

Used to describe linear structures.

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Imaging Techniques

How does Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) work?

Radio waves directed to the patient while under an electromagnetic field.

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Directional Terms in Anatomy

What does Prone position mean?

Lying face downward.

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