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Gross Anatomy |
the study of the body structures visible to the naked eye. |
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Anatomical Position |
Refer to specific areas of the human body, they do so in accordance with a universally accepted standard position |
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Anterior Body Landmarks
Axial
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Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body |
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Appendicular |
Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
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Abdominal |
Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
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Acromial |
Pertaining tot he point of the shoulder |
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Antebrachial |
Pertaining to the forearm |
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Antecubital |
Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow |
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Axillary |
Pertaining to the armpit |
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Brachial |
Pertaining to the arm |
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Buccal |
Pertaining to the cheek
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Carpal |
Pertaining to the wrist |
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Cervical |
Pertaining to the neck region |
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Coxal |
Pertaining to the hip |
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Crural |
Pertaining to the leg |
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Digital |
Pertaining to the fingers or toes |
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Femoral |
Pertaining to the thigh |
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Fibular (peroneal) |
Pertaining to the side of the leg |
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Frontal |
Pertaining to the forehead |
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Hallux |
Pertaining to the great toe |
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Inguinal |
Pertaining to the groin |
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Mammary |
Pertaining to the breast |
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Mental |
Pertaining to the chin |
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Nasal |
Pertaining to the nose |
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Oral |
Pertaining to the mouth |
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Orbital |
Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit |
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Palmar |
Pertaining to the palm of the hand |
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Patellar |
Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region |
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Pedal |
Pertaining to the foot |
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Pelvic |
Pertaining to the pelvis region |
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Pollex |
Pertaining to the thumb |
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Pubic |
Pertaining to the genital region |
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Sternal |
Pertaining to the region of the breastbone |
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Tarsal |
Pertaining to the ankle |
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Thoracic |
Pertaining tot he chest |
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Umbilical |
Pertaining to the navel |
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Posterior Body Landmarks
Acromial |
Pertaining to the point of the shoulder |
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Brachial |
Pertaining to the arm |
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Calcaneal |
Pertaining to the heel of the foot |
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Cephalic |
Pertaining to the head |
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Dorsum |
Pertaining to the back |
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Femoral |
Pertaining to the thigh |
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Gluteal |
Pertaining to the buttocks or rump |
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Lumbar |
Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
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Manus |
Pertaining to the hand |
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Occipital |
Pertaining to the posterior aspects of the head or base of the skull |
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Olecranal |
Pertaining to the posterior aspects of the elbow |
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Otic |
Pertaining to the ear |
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Perineal |
Pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia |
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Plantar |
Pertaining to the sole of the foot |
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Popliteal |
Pertaining to the back of the knee |
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Sacral |
Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum) |
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Scapular |
Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area |
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Sural |
Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg |
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Vertebral |
Pertaining to the area of the spinal column |
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Body Orientation and Direction
Superior/Inferior |
Above/Below
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Anterior/ Posterior |
Front/ Back |
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Medial/ Lateral |
Towards the Midline / Away from the midline or median plane |
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Cephalad : Cranial/ Caudal |
toward the head/ toward the tail |
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Dorsal/ Ventral |
backside/ bellyside |
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Proximal/ Distal |
nearer the trunk or attached end/ farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
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Superficial (external)/ Deep (internal) |
toward or at the body surface/ away from the body surface |
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Frontal Plan or Coronal Plane |
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Transverse Plane |
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Thoracic Cavity |
Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome-shaped diaphragm. |
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Abdominopelvic Cavity |
Cavity inferior to the diaphragm. |
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Abdominal Cavity |
The area that houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs. |
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Pelvic Cavity |
The region that is partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum |
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Serosa or Serous Membrane |
Walls of the ventral body body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains are covered with an exceedingly thin, double layered membrane. |
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Parietal Serosa |
Part of the membrane lining the cavity walls. |
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Visceral Serosa |
Covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity. |
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Peritoneum |
Serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs |
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Pleura |
Covering that is enclosing the lungs |
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Pericardium |
Covering and enclosing the heart |