01 - Anatomical Terms, Regions, Planes, Ect.

Front 1

Direction torward the head or upper part of the body.

Back 1

Superior (cranial)

Front 2

Direction away from the head and toward the lower part of the body.

Back 2

Inferior (caudal)

Front 3

Direction torward the front of the body, in front of.

Back 3

Ventral/Anterior

Front 4

Direction toward the back of the body, in back of.

Back 4

Dorsal/Posterior

Front 5

Directional term meaning toward the midline of the body or on the inner side of.

Back 5

Medial

Front 6

Directional term meaning away from the midline of the body, on the outer side of.

Back 6

Lateral

Front 7

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure.

Back 7

Intermediate

Front 8

Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.

Back 8

Proximal

Front 9

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.

Back 9

Distal

Front 10

Toward the surface of the body.

Back 10

Superficial

Front 11

Away from the body surface, more internal.

Back 11

Deep

Front 12

Axial Region.

Back 12

Region of the body including the head, neck, and trunk.

Front 13

Appendicular Region.

Back 13

Region fo the body including the upper and lower limbs.

Front 14

The Plane that is vertical and seperates the body into right and left halves.

Back 14

Sagittal Plane

Front 15

The horizontal plane that cuts the body into superior and inferior parts.

Back 15

Transverse Plane

Front 16

The vertical plane that cuts the body into anterior and posterior sections.

Back 16

Frontal Plane

Front 17

The seven body cavities.

Back 17

Dorsal, Ventral, Orbital, Nasal, Oral and Digestive, Middle ear, and Synovial.

Front 18

The divisions of the dorsal body cavity.

Back 18

The cranial and vertebral/spinal cavities.

Front 19

The divisions of the ventral cavity.

Back 19

Thoracic and Abdominopelvis cavities.

Front 20

The divisions of the ventral, thoracic cavity.

Back 20

Lateral pleural cavities and the medial mediastinum cavity.

Front 21

The lungs are contained in the ___________ cavity.

Back 21

The ventral, thoracic, pleural cavities contain the _______.

Front 22

The bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum and found in the __________ cavity.

Back 22

The ventral, abdominopelvic, pelvic cavity holds the ________.

Front 23

Viscera.

Back 23

Any organ housed in the ventral cavity.

Front 24

A thin double layered membrane that covers the outside surface of organs in the ventral cavity.

Back 24

Serosa/Serous membrane

Front 25

A lubricating fluid between the serosa membrane layers.

Back 25

Serous fluid

Front 26

part of the membrane that covers the oragans begins with _______.

Back 26

Visceral (ex: visceral serosa)

Front 27

part of the membrane the does not cover the organs, but lines the cavity wall starts with ________.

Back 27

Parietal (ex: parietal pericardium)

Front 28

nose

Back 28

nasal

Front 29

mouth

Back 29

oral

Front 30

neck

Back 30

cercival

Front 31

point of shoulder

Back 31

acromial

Front 32

armpit

Back 32

axillary

Front 33

abdomen

Back 33

abdominal

Front 34

arm

Back 34

brachial

Front 35

front of elbow

Back 35

antecubital

Front 36

forearm

Back 36

antebrachial

Front 37

pelvis

Back 37

pelvic

Front 38

wrist

Back 38

carpal

Front 39

thumb

Back 39

pollex

Front 40

palm

Back 40

palmar

Front 41

fingers

Back 41

digital

Front 42

genital region

Back 42

pubic

Front 43

anterior knee

Back 43

patellar

Front 44

leg

Back 44

crural

Front 45

foot

Back 45

pedal

Front 46

ankel

Back 46

tarsal

Front 47

toes

Back 47

digital

Front 48

forehead

Back 48

frontal

Front 49

eye

Back 49

orbital

Front 50

cheek

Back 50

buccal

Front 51

chin

Back 51

mental

Front 52

breastbone

Back 52

sternal

Front 53

chest

Back 53

thoracic

Front 54

breast

Back 54

mammary

Front 55

navel

Back 55

umbilical

Front 56

hip

Back 56

coxal

Front 57

groin

Back 57

inguinal

Front 58

thigh

Back 58

femoral

Front 59

side of leg

Back 59

fibular, or peroneal

Front 60

great toe

Back 60

hallux

Front 61

head

Back 61

cephalic

Front 62

hand

Back 62

manus

Front 63

ear

Back 63

otic

Front 64

back of head/base of skull

Back 64

occipital

Front 65

spinal column

Back 65

vertebral

Front 66

shoulder blade

Back 66

scapular

Front 67

back of elbow

Back 67

olecranal

Front 68

lumbar

Back 68

loin

Front 69

between hips

Back 69

sacral

Front 70

buttock

Back 70

gluteal

Front 71

region between anus and external genitalia

Back 71

perineal

Front 72

back of knee

Back 72

popliteal

Front 73

calf

Back 73

sural

Front 74

heel

Back 74

calcaneal

Front 75

sole

Back 75

plantar

Front 76

Abdominopelvic regions

Back 76

left iliac, hypogastric, right iliac, left lumbar, umbilical, right lumbar, left hypochondriac, epigastric, right hypochondriac.

Front 77

macroscopic anatomy

Back 77

study of large body structures visible to the naked eye

Front 78

microscopic anatomy

Back 78

study of structures too small to be seen with the naked eye

Front 79

pathological

Back 79

study of altered function and structures related to disease states.

Front 80

The principle of complementarity of structure and function.

Back 80

The function is dependant on the structure and that the form of the structure is related to it's function.

Front 81

Organizational structure levels.

Back 81

chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ system, organism levels.

Front 82

Homeostatic control mechanism.

Back 82

The receptor is a sensor that responds to change and sends a signal along the afferant pathway to the control center. the control center decides on a response and transports the info along the efferent pathway to the effector.

Front 83

the feedback that is most common.

Back 83

negative feedback.

Front 84

the feedback in blood clotting and labor contractions.

Back 84

positive feedback.

Front 85

the feedback that shuts down or decreases the intensity of the original stimuli.

Back 85

negative feedback.