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94 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antecubital
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anterior surfae of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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buccal
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cheek area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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acromial
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point of shoulder
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antecubital
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anterior surfae of elbow
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axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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buccal
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cheek area
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carpal
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wrist
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cervical
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neck region
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coxal
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hip
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crural
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leg
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digital
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fingers, toes
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femoral
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thigh
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fibular
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lateral part of leg
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inguinal
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area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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nasal
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nose area
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oral
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mouth
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orbital
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eye area
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patellar
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anterior knee
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pelvic
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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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pubic
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genital region
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sternal
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breastbone area
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tarsal
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ankle region
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thoracic
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chest
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umbilical
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navel
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cephalic
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head
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deltoid
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curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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gluteal
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buttock
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lumbar
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area of back between ribs and hips
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occipital
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posterior surface of head
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popliteal
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posterior knee area
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sacral
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area between hips
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scapular
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shoulder blade region
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sural
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the posteriorsurface of lower leg, the calf
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vertebral
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area of spine
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Superior
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toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior (Caudal)
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Away from the head end or toward to lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior (Ventral)
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
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Medial
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Toward or at the midling of the body; on the iner side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midling of the body;on the inner side of
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Intermediate
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proxiaml
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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachement of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
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Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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Inferior (Caudal)
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Away from the head end or toward to lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior (Ventral)
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
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Medial
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Toward or at the midling of the body; on the iner side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midling of the body;on the inner side of
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Intermediate
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proxiaml
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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachement of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
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Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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Section
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cut
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Plane
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an imaginry cut line to divide the body into sections
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Sagittal Section (Midsagital or Median)
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Cut made along the lenghtwise, or longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
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Frontal Section (Coronal Section)
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Cut made along the lenghtwise plane that divides the body (or an organ) ino anterior and posterior parts.
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Transverse Section (Cross Section)
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Cut made along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts.
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Dorsal Body Cavity
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Pertaining to the back, posterior
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Cranial Cavity
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Space inside the bony skull
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Spinal Cavity
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Extends from the Cranial Cavity nearly to the end of the erebral column.
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Ventral Body Cavity
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Anterior or front cavity of the body
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Thoracic Cavity
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Cavity seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle called the diaphragm
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Diaphragm
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Any wall seperating one area from another
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Abdominopelvic Cavity
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The cavity inferior to the diaphragm
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Abdominal Cavity
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Superior part of the Abdominopelvic Cavity.
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Pelvic Cavity
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The inferior part of the Abdominopelvic Cavity.
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Umbilical Region
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The centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)
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Epigastric Region
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Locatd superior to the umbilical region (epi=above; gastric=stomach)
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Hypogastric (pubic) Region
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Inferior to the umbilical region. (hypo=below)
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Right and Left iliac (or inguinal) regions
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are lateral to the hypogastric region (iliac=superior part of the hip bone)
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Right and Left Lumbar Regions
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Lie Lateral to the umbilical Region (lumbus=loin)
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Right and Left Hypochondrian Regions
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Flank the epigastric Region and contain the lower ribs (chondro=cartilage)
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Right Upper Quandrant
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Upper right section of the stomach
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Left upper Quandrant
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Upper Left section of the intestines
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Right Lower Quandrant
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Lower Right section of the intenstines
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Left Lower Quandrant
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Lower left section of the intenstines
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