Erica Orientation And Directional Terms

Front 1

toward the end or upper part of a structure or the body

Back 1

superior (cranial)

Front 2

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

Back 2

inferior (caudal)

Front 3

toward or at the front of the body

Back 3

anterior

Front 4

toward or at the backside of the body

Back 4

posterior

Front 5

toward or at the midline of the body

Back 5

medial

Front 6

away from the midline of the body

Back 6

lateral

Front 7

between a more medial and more later structure

Back 7

intermadiate

Front 8

close to the orgin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body

Back 8

proximal

Front 9

farther from the orgin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Back 9

distal

Front 10

toward or at the body surface

Back 10

superficail

Front 11

away from the body surface

Back 11

deep

Front 12

anterior body trunk inferior to ribs

Back 12

abdominal

Front 13

point of shoulder

Back 13

acromial

Front 14

anterior surface of elbow

Back 14

antecubital

Front 15

armpit

Back 15

axillary

Front 16

arm

Back 16

brachial

Front 17

cheek area

Back 17

buccal

Front 18

wrist

Back 18

carpal

Front 19

neck region

Back 19

cervical

Front 20

hip

Back 20

coxal

Front 21

leg

Back 21

crural

Front 22

fingers and toes

Back 22

digital

Front 23

thigh

Back 23

femoral

Front 24

lateral part of leg

Back 24

fibular

Front 25

area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

Back 25

inguinal

Front 26

nose area

Back 26

nasal

Front 27

mouth

Back 27

oral

Front 28

eye area

Back 28

orbital

Front 29

aterior knee

Back 29

patellar

Front 30

area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

Back 30

pelvic

Front 31

genital area

Back 31

pubic

Front 32

breastbone area

Back 32

sternal

Front 33

ankle region

Back 33

tarsal

Front 34

chest

Back 34

thoraric

Front 35

navel

Back 35

umbilical

Front 36

head

Back 36

cephhilic

Front 37

curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

Back 37

deltoid

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

Front 45

vertebral

Back 45

area of spine

Front 46

median

Back 46

cut down middle of body, right and left sides are equal

Front 47

frontal

Back 47

cute made a long a lengthwise plane, divides body into anterior and posterior

Front 48

transverse

Back 48

cut made along a horizontal plane, divides body or organ into superior and inferior parts

Front 49

dorsal body cavity

Back 49

2 subdivisions that are continuous with eachother, cranial cavity and spinal cavity

Front 50

cranial cavity

Back 50

space inside bony skull

Front 51

spinal cavity

Back 51

extends from cranial cavity to end of vertebral colmn

Front 52

ventral body cavity

Back 52

contains all structures within chest and abdomen

Front 53

thoracic cavity

Back 53

seperated from rest of body by diaphragm, organs protected by rib cage

Front 54

abdominal cavity

Back 54

contains stomach, liver, intenstines,

Front 55

pelvic cavity

Back 55

bladder and rectum, reproductive organs

Front 56

epigastric region

Back 56

superior to umbilical region

Front 57

hypogastric region

Back 57

inferior to umbilical region

Front 58

left, right, and inguial regions

Back 58

lateral to hypogastric region

Front 59

right, left hypochondriac regions

Back 59

flank the epigastric region and contain lower ribs