Chapter 5

Front 1

Anatomical Position

Back 1

Standing with feet shoulder -width apart, arms at the side, with the palms of the hands facing forward.

Hint 1

Front 2

Sagittal Plane

Back 2

Divided the body into the front and back.

Hint 2

Front 3

Coronal Plane

Back 3

Divides the body horizontally into an upper and lower portion.

Hint 3

Front 4

Transverse Plane

Back 4

Divides the body horizontally into upper an lower portion.

Hint 4

Front 5

Cranial or superior aspect

Back 5

Situated toward the crown of the head

Hint 5

Front 6

Caudal or inferior aspect

Back 6

Toward the feet.

Hint 6

Front 7

Anterior or ventral aspect

Back 7

Situated before or in front of

Front 8

Posterior or Dorsal aspect

Back 8

Situated before or in front of

Front 9

Medial aspect

Back 9

Pertaining to the middle or center, nearer to the midline.

Front 10

Distal Aspect

Back 10

Farthest point from the origin of a structure or point of attachment. Relatively farther from the median, trunk, or center.

Front 11

Proximal

Back 11

Nearest the origin of a structure or point of attachment. Relatively nearer to the trunk or median.

Front 12

Frontal

Back 12

Head

Front 13

Temporal

Back 13

Region of the temples

Front 14

Cervical

Back 14

Shoulder joint / deltoid muscle

Front 15

Brachial

Back 15

region between the elbow and shoulder

Front 16

Hypochondrium

Back 16

Region of the abdomen lateral to the epigastric region.

Front 17

Umbilical

Back 17

Navel (umbilicus) middle of three median abdominal regions, below the epigenetic region and above the public region.

Front 18

Hypogastric

Back 18

Under the stomach and inferior to the umbilical region.

Front 19

Pattellar

Back 19

Knees or kneecap.

Front 20

Femoral

Back 20

Femur or thigh

Front 21

Inguinal

Back 21

Groin

Front 22

Epigastric

Back 22

Abdomen

Front 23

Pectoral

Back 23

Breast or chest

Front 24

Occipital

Back 24

Back of the head

Front 25

Parietal

Back 25

Head, posterior to the frontal region and anterior to the occipital region

Front 26

Mastroid

Back 26

Temporal bone behind the ear

Front 27

Cervical

Back 27

Neck

Front 28

Scapular

Back 28

Back of the shoulder or shoulder blade

Front 29

Thoracic

Back 29

Upper trunk surrounded by the rib cage, containing the lungs, heart, esophagus and part of the trachea. ( T1- T12)

Front 30

Lumbar

Back 30

Lower back

Front 31

Sacral

Back 31

Over the sacrum, below the low back and between the gluteal

Front 32

Gluteal

Back 32

Muscles of the buttocks

Front 33

Popliteal

Back 33

Diamond-shaped area behind the knee joint

Front 34

Cranial cavity (dorsal)

Back 34

Brain

Front 35

Spinal cavity (dorsal)

Back 35

Space where the vertebral column formed by the vertebrae through the spinal cord passes.

Front 36

Thoracic cavity (ventral)

Back 36

Chamber of the body of vertebrates that that is protected by the thoracic wall.

Front 37

Abdominal cavity (ventral)

Back 37

Contains important organs as lower part of the esophagus, stomach,small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, and bladder.

Front 38

Pelvic cavity (ventral)

Back 38

Bounded by bones of the pelvis. Primarily contains reproductive organs, urinary bladder, the pelvic colon, and rectum.