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54 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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inferior
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toward the lower part of the body
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anterior/ventral
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nearer to or at the front of the body
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posterior/dorsal
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nearer to or at the back of the body
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medial
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nearer to the midline or midsagittal plane
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superior
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toward the upper part of the body
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lateral
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farther from the midline or midsagittal plane
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proximal
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nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk: nearer to the point of origin from the body
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distal
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farther from the attachment of a limb from the trunk: farther from the point of origin from the body
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superficial
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toward or on the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body
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midsagittal plane
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plane that passas through the midline and divides the item into equal right and left sides
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frontal/coronal plane
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divides item into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
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tranverse/cross plane
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divides item into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions
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cranial cavity
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part of the dorsal body cavity which is formed of the skull and contains the brain
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spinal cavity
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space in vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes
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thoracic cavity
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chest cavity- upper portion of the ventral body cuvity
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pleural (right and left)
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cavities within the thoracic cavity- both surround each lung and contain a small amount of fluid
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abdominopelvic cavity
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the lower portion of the ventral body cavity (stomach area)
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umbilical
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center region of one of the 9 abdominopelvic regions
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epigastric
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upper middle of one of the abdominopelvic regions
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hypogastric
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pubic region of the abdominopelvic region
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right and left iliac
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bottem leftand bottem right of the abdominopelvic region
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right and left lumbar
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middle left and middle right of the abdominopelvic region
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right and left hypochondriac
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top left and top right of the abdominopelvic region
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abdimonal
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abdomen
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antebrachial
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forearm
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antecubital
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front of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek
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carpal
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wrist
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cephalic
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head
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cervical
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neck
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coxal
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hip
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digital
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finger
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femoral
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thigh
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inguinal
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groin
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nasal
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nose
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye
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otic
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ear
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patellar
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anterior surface of knee
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pubic
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pubis
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tarsal
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ankel
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umbilical
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navel
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acromial
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shoulder
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gluteal
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buttox
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lumbar
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loin
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plantar
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sole (of foot)
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popliteal
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hollow behind knee
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sacral
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between hips
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scapular
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shoulder blade
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sural
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calf
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vertebral
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spinal colum
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