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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Body erect, feet slightly apart, palms facing forward, thumbs point away from the body
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Anatomical Position
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Toward the head
Away from the head |
Superior
Inferior |
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Toward the front
Toward the Back |
Anterior
Posterior |
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Toward the midline
Away from midline Btw medial/lateral structure |
Medial
Lateral Intermediate |
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Closer to the origin of the body
Farther from the Origin of the body |
Proximal
Distal |
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Toward the body surface (skin)
Away from the body surface |
Superficial
Deep |
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Portion of skeleton forming central axis of body;head neck trunk
Bones os appendages and appendage girdles attached to the remaining skeleton |
Axial
Appendicular |
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Plane that divides the body into right and left parts
Plane that lies on the midline |
sagittal
midsagittal or medial |
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Divides the body into Anterior and posterior planes.
Divides the body into superior/inferor. Cuts made diagonally |
Frontal or Coronal
Transverse or Horizontal Oblique plane |
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Protects the nervous system and is divided into 2 subdivisions:
Within the skull and encases brain. Runs within the vertebral column and encases the spinal cord |
Dorsal cavity
Cranial cavity Vertebral cavity |
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Houses the internal organs (visera) and divided into two subdivisions:
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Ventral Cavity
Thoracic cavity Abdominolpelvic cavity |
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superior cavity subdivided into two.
1. Each houses a lung. 2. Encloses the heart. |
Thoracic cavity
1. Pleural cavity 2. Pericardial cavity |
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Separated from the superior thoracic cavity by the dome shaped diaphragm.
Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, other organs Contains the bladder, reproductive organs and rectum |
Abdominolpelvic cavity
Abdominal cavity Pelvic cavity |
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Ventral body cavity membranes
Internal body walls Covers the organs Separates the serosae |
Parietal serosa
Visceral serosa Serous fluid |
