A&p Lab Ch. 1 Vocab

Front 1

axial

Back 1

relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

Front 2

appendicular

Back 2

relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis

Front 3

abdominal

Back 3

pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

Front 4

antebrachial

Back 4

pertaining to the forearm

Front 5

antecubital

Back 5

pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow

Front 6

axillary

Back 6

pertaining to the armpit

Front 7

brachial

Back 7

pertaining to the arm

Front 8

buccal

Back 8

pertaining to the cheek

Front 9

carpal

Back 9

pertaining to the wrist

Front 10

cervical

Back 10

pertaining to the neck region

Front 11

coxal

Back 11

pertaining to the hip

Front 12

crural

Back 12

pertaining to the leg

Front 13

digital

Back 13

pertaining to the fingers or toes

Front 14

femoral

Back 14

pertaining to the thigh

Front 15

frontal

Back 15

pertaining to the forehead

Front 16

hallux

Back 16

pertaining to the great toe

Front 17

inguinal

Back 17

pertaining to the groin

Front 18

mammary

Back 18

pertaining to the breast

Front 19

mental

Back 19

pertaining to the chin

Front 20

nasal

Back 20

pertaining to the nose

Front 21

oral

Back 21

pertaining to the mouth

Front 22

orbital

Back 22

pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)

Front 23

palmar

Back 23

pertaining to the palm of the hand

Front 24

patellar

Back 24

pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region

Front 25

pedal

Back 25

pertaining to the foot

Front 26

pelvic

Back 26

pertaining to the pelvis region

Front 27

fibular (peroneal)

Back 27

pertaining to the side of the leg

Front 28

pollex

Back 28

pertaining to the thumb

Front 29

pubic

Back 29

pertaining to the genital region

Front 30

sternal

Back 30

pertaining to the region of the breastbone

Front 31

tarsal

Back 31

pertaining to the ankle

Front 32

thoracic

Back 32

pertaining to the chest

Front 33

umbilical

Back 33

pertaining to the navel

Front 34

acromial

Back 34

pertaining to the point of the shoulder

Front 35

calcaneal

Back 35

pertaining to the heel of the foot

Front 36

cephalic

Back 36

pertaining to the head

Front 37

dorsum

Back 37

pertaining to the back

Front 38

gluteal

Back 38

pertaining to the buttocks or rump

Front 39

lumbar

Back 39

pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

Front 40

manus

Back 40

pertaining to the hand

Front 41

occipital

Back 41

pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

Front 42

olecranal

Back 42

pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow

Front 43

otic

Back 43

pertaining to the ear

Front 44

perineal

Back 44

pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia

Front 45

plantar

Back 45

pertaining to the sole of the foot

Front 46

popliteal

Back 46

pertaining to the back of the knee

Front 47

sacral

Back 47

pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)

Front 48

scapular

Back 48

pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area

Front 49

sural

Back 49

pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg

Front 50

vertebral

Back 50

pertaining to the area of the spinal column

Front 51

superior

Back 51

above

Front 52

inferior

Back 52

below

Front 53

anterior

Back 53

front

Front 54

posterior

Back 54

back

Front 55

medial

Back 55

toward the midline

Front 56

lateral

Back 56

away from the midline

Front 57

cephalad

Back 57

toward the head

Front 58

caudal

Back 58

toward the tail

Front 59

dorsal

Back 59

backside

Front 60

ventral

Back 60

belly side

Front 61

proximal

Back 61

nearer the trunk or attached end

Front 62

distal

Back 62

farther from the trunk or point of attachment

Front 63

superficial (external)

Back 63

toward or at the body surface

Front 64

deep (internal)

Back 64

away from the body surface

Front 65

sagittal plane

Back 65

divides the body into right and left parts

Front 66

frontal plane

Back 66

divides the front from the back

Front 67

transverse plane

Back 67

divides the top of the body from the bottom

Front 68

dorsal body cavity

Back 68

subdivided into the cranial cavity and the vertebral (spinal) cavity

Front 69

ventral body cavity

Back 69

subdivided into the thoracic cavity and the abdominopelvic cavity

Front 70

axial part of the body contains?

Back 70

2 cavities-dorsal and ventral

Front 71

cranial cavity

Back 71

contains brain that is encased by skull

Front 72

vertebral cavity

Back 72

contains spinal cord that is enclosed by the bony vertebral column

Front 73

thoracic cavity

Back 73

contains the lungs and the heart, which is protected by the rib cage

Front 74

thoracic cavity subdivisions

Back 74

pleural cavities and pericardial cavity

Front 75

pleural cavities

Back 75

contains the lungs

Front 76

pericardial cavity

Back 76

encloses the heart and surrounds the esophagus, trachea, and other thoracic organs

Front 77

abdominopelvic cavity

Back 77

is seperated from the thoracic cavity by the diaphragm, a dome-shped muscle

Front 78

abdominopelvic cavity subdivisions

Back 78

abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

Front 79

abdominal cavity

Back 79

contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, live, and other organs

Front 80

pelvic cavity

Back 80

contains some reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

Front 81

serosa or serous membrane

Back 81

double-layered membrane covering the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains; produces a thin lubricating fluid that allows the organs to slide over one another or to rub against the body wall without friction

Front 82

parietal serosa

Back 82

the part of the membrane lining the cavity walls, continuous with the visceral serosa

Front 83

visceral serosa

Back 83

covers the external surface of the organs within the ventral cavity, continues the parietal serosa

Front 84

peritoneum

Back 84

the serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs

Front 85

pleura

Back 85

the serosa lining the the pleural cavity and covering the lungs

Front 86

pericardium

Back 86

the serosa lining the pericardial cavity and covering the heart

Front 87

abdominopelvic quadrants

Back 87

right upper, right lower, left upper, and left lower

Front 88

how many abdominopelvic regions?

Back 88

9

Front 89

umbilical region

Back 89

the centermost region, which includes the umbilicus

Front 90

epigastric region

Back 90

immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach

Front 91

hypogastric (pubic) region

Back 91

immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area

Front 92

iliac (inguinal)regions

Back 92

lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the the hip bones

Front 93

lumbar regions

Back 93

between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region

Front 94

hypochondriac regions

Back 94

flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs

Front 95

oral cavity

Back 95

contains the tongue and teeth; is continuous with the rest of the digestive tube, which opens to the exterior at the anus

Front 96

nasal cavity

Back 96

located within and posterior to the nose; is part of the passages of the respiratory system

Front 97

orbital cavities

Back 97

located in the skull, they house the eyes and present them in an anterior position

Front 98

middle ear cavities

Back 98

lie just medial to an ear drum and is carved into the bony skull; contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the organ of hearing in the inner ears

Front 99

synovial cavities

Back 99

joint cavities; enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body e.g. those between the vertebrae, and the knee and hip joints; secrete a lubricating fluid that reduces frictions as the enclosed structures move across one another