Anatomy Flashcards

Front 1

superior

Back 1

Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body.

Front 2

Inferior

Back 2

Away from the head end of toward the lower part of a structure or the body.

Front 3

Anterior

Back 3

Toward or at the front of the body.

Front 4

Posterior

Back 4

Toward or at the backside of the body.

Front 5

Medial

Back 5

TOward or at the midline of the body.

Front 6

Lateral

Back 6

Away from the midline of the body.

Front 7

Intermediate

Back 7

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure.

Front 8

Proximal

Back 8

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

Front 9

Distal

Back 9

Farther from the origin of a bosy part or the point of attachment of a limb.

Front 10

Superficial

Back 10

Toward or at the body surface

Front 11

Deep

Back 11

Away from the body surface.

Front 12

Abdominal

Back 12

anterior body trunk inferior to ribs.

Front 13

acromial

Back 13

point of shoulder

Front 14

antecubital

Back 14

anterior surface of elbow

Front 15

axillary

Back 15

armpit

Front 16

brachial

Back 16

arm

Front 17

buccal

Back 17

cheek area

Front 18

carpel

Back 18

wrist

Front 19

cervical

Back 19

neck region

Front 20

coxal

Back 20

hip

Front 21

crural

Back 21

leg

Front 22

digital

Back 22

fingers, toes

Front 23

femoral

Back 23

thigh

Front 24

fibular

Back 24

lateral part of leg

Front 25

inguinal

Back 25

area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

Front 26

nasal

Back 26

nose area

Front 27

oral

Back 27

mouth

Front 28

orbital

Back 28

eye area

Front 29

patellar

Back 29

anterior knee

Front 30

pelvic

Back 30

are overlying the pelvis anteriorly

Front 31

pubic

Back 31

genital region

Front 32

sternal

Back 32

breastbone area

Front 33

tarsel

Back 33

ankle region

Front 34

thoracic

Back 34

chest

Front 35

umbilical

Back 35

navel

Front 36

cephalic

Back 36

head

Front 37

deltoid

Back 37

curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

Front 38

gluteal

Back 38

buttock

Front 39

lumbar

Back 39

area of back between ribs and hips

Front 40

occipital

Back 40

posterior surface of head

Front 41

popliteal

Back 41

posterior knee area

Front 42

sacral

Back 42

area between hips

Front 43

scapular

Back 43

shoulder blade region

Front 44

sural

Back 44

the posterior surface of lower leg; calf

Front 45

vertebral

Back 45

area of spine

Front 46

median

Back 46

Cut is made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size.

Front 47

Frontal plane

Back 47

A cut made along the lengthwise plane of the body.

Front 48

Transverse plane

Back 48

A cut made along a horizontal plane.

Front 49

Epigastric region

Back 49

Located superior to the umbilical region.

Front 50

hypogastric region

Back 50

Inferior to the umbilical region

Front 51

right and left illiac

Back 51

Lateral to the hyprogastric region.

Front 52

right and left lumbar regions

Back 52

Lateral to the umbilical region

Front 53

right and left hypochondriac regions

Back 53

Flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs

Front 54

Cranial cavity

Back 54

The space inside the bony skull

Front 55

Dorsal body cavity

Back 55

has two subdivisions that are continuous with each other.

Front 56

thoracic cavity

Back 56

Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle.

Front 57

Diaphragm

Back 57

dome-shaped cavity.

Front 58

spinal cavity

Back 58

Extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column.

Front 59

Abdominal cavity

Back 59

containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs

Front 60

pelvic cavity

Back 60

Reproductive organs , bladder, and rectum.