Anatomy Vocabulary Chapter 1

Front 1

Inferior

Back 1

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

Front 2

Anterior/ Ventral

Back 2

Rearer to or at the back of the body. Equivalent to ventral in bipeds.

Front 3

Posterior/ Dorsal

Back 3

Nearer to or at the back of the body. Equivalent to dorsal in bipeds.

Front 4

Medial

Back 4

Nearer the midline of the body or a structure.

Front 5

Superior

Back 5

Toward the head or upper part of a structure. Also called cephalad or craniad.

Front 6

Lateral

Back 6

Farther from the midline of the body or a structure.

Front 7

Proximal

Back 7

Nearer the attatchment of a limb to the trunk, nearer to the point of origin attatchment.

Front 8

Distal

Back 8

Farther from attatchment of a limb to the trunk, farther from the point of origin or attatchment.

Front 9

Superficial

Back 9

Located on or near the surface of the body or an organ.

Front 10

Deep

Back 10

Away from the surface of the body or an organ.

Front 11

Midsagittal Plane

Back 11

A vertical plane through the midline of the body that divides the body or organs into equal right and left sides. Also called a median plane.

Front 12

Frontal/ Coronal Plane

Back 12

A plane at a right angle to a midsagittal plane that divides the body or organs into anterior and posterior portions. Also called a coronal plane.

Front 13

Transverse/ Cross Plane

Back 13

A plane that divides the body or organs into superior and inferior portions. Also called a horizontal plane.

Front 14

Cranial Cavity

Back 14

A subdivision of the dorsal body cavity formed by the cranial bones and containing the brain.

Front 15

Spinal Cavity

Back 15

Formed by the bones of the vertebral column (backbone) and contains the spinal cord.

Front 16

Thoracic Cavity

Back 16

Superior portion of the ventral body cavity that contains two pleural cavities, the mediastinum, and the pericardial cavity.

Front 17

Pleural (right and left)

Back 17

The serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the walls of the chest and the diaphram.

Front 18

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Back 18

Inferior component of the ventral body cavity that is subdivided into a superior abdominal cavity and an inferior pelvic cavity.

Front 19

Umbilical

Back 19

The long, ropelike structure containing the umbilical arteries and vein that connects the fetus to the placenta.

Front 20

Epigastric

Back 20

part of the abdominopelvic region, pertaining to the epigastrium.

Front 21

Hypogastric

Back 21

the lower part of the abdomen. An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical and between the two iliac regions.

Front 22

Right and Left Iliac

Back 22

In the region of the ilium or dorsal bone of the pelvis.

Front 23

Right and left Lumbar

Back 23

Pertaining to the loins, the part of the back between the thorax and the pelvis.

Front 24

Right and left Hypochondriac

Back 24

a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs beside the epigastric and above the lumabr region.

Front 25

Abdominal

Back 25

superior portion of the abdominopelvic cavity that contains the stomach,spleen,liver, gallbladder,most of the small intestine,and part of the large intestine.

Front 26

Antebrachial

Back 26

Relating to the forearm.

Front 27

Antecubital

Back 27

In front of the elbow.

Front 28

Axillary

Back 28

Located or growing from an axil.

Front 29

Brachial

Back 29

Pertaining to or belonging to the arm, as the brachial artery, the brachial nerve.

Front 30

Buccal

Back 30

Pertaining to or directed toward the cheek.

Front 31

Carpal

Back 31

Relating to the carpus.

Front 32

Cepalic

Back 32

Pertaining to the head.

Front 33

Cervical

Back 33

Pertaining to the neck or to the neck of any organ or structure.

Front 34

Coxal

Back 34

A bone by the hip, the hip bone.

Front 35

Digital

Back 35

Pertaining to the toes

Front 36

Femoral

Back 36

Pertaining to the femur or to the thigh.

Front 37

Inguinal

Back 37

Pertaining to the inguen or groin.

Front 38

Nasal

Back 38

Pertaining to the nose.

Front 39

Oral

Back 39

Pertaining to the mouth, taken through or applied in the mouth.

Front 40

Orbital

Back 40

Pertaining to the eye, the bony cavity containing the eyeball.

Front 41

Otic

Back 41

Relating to the ear.

Front 42

Patellar

Back 42

Anterior surface of the knee.

Front 43

Pubic

Back 43

Pertaining to the pubes, pubic bone, pubic region, or the lower part of the hypogastric region.

Front 44

Tarsal

Back 44

Pertaining to the ankle.

Front 45

Umbilical

Back 45

belly button, where the umbilical cord is connected.

Front 46

Acromial

Back 46

The shoulder

Front 47

Gluteal

Back 47

Buttocks

Front 48

Lumbar

Back 48

Loin, part of the back between the thorax and the pelvis.

Front 49

Plantar

Back 49

Sole of the foot, the plantar arteries.

Front 50

Popliteal

Back 50

Behind the knee joint,the popliteal space, hollow behind the knee.

Front 51

Sacral

Back 51

Pertaining to the sacrum, between the hips.

Front 52

Scapular

Back 52

Shoulder Blade

Front 53

Sural

Back 53

Calf of the leg

Front 54

Vertebral

Back 54

Pertaining to the vertebra, spinal column.