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superior
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above.
inferior
away from the head end or toward the lower part of structure or the body;below
anterior
toward or at the front of the body;in front of.
posterior
toward or at the backside of the body;behind
medial
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of.
lateral
away from the midline of the body;on the outer side of.
intermediate
between a more medial and a more lateral structure.
proximal
close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
distal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
superficial
toward or at the body surface.
deep
away from the body surface; more internal.
abdominal
anterior body trunk inferior to ribs.
acromial
point of shoulder
antecubital
anterior surface of elbow
axillary
armpit
brachial
arm
buccal
cheek area
carpal
wrist
cervical
neck region
coxal
hip
crural
leg
digital
fingers, toes
femoral
thigh
fibular
lateral part of leg
inguinal
area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
nasal
nose area
oral
mouth
orbital
eye area
patellar
anterior knee
pelvic
area overlying the polvis anteriorly
pubic
genital region
sternal
breastbone
tarsal
ankle regioin
thoracic
chest
umilical
navel
cephalic
head
deltoid
curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
gluteal
buttock
lumbar
area of back between rivs and hips
occipital
posterior knee area
sacral
area between hips
scapular
shoulkder blade region
sural
the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
vertebral
area of spine
section
a cut made when preparing to look at the internal organs.
plane
imaginary line the can divide the body into different sectionis.
sagittal section
cut made along the lengthwise of longitudinal, plane of the body dividing the body into right and left parts.
midsagittal or median section
cut made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size.
frontal section or coronal section
a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
transverse section
cut made along a horizontal plane dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts.
cross section
dividing the organ into superior and inferior parts.
dorasal body cavity
two subdivions which are continuous with eachother.
cranial cavity
the space inside the boney skull.
spinal cavity
extends from the cranial cavity to the end of the vertebral column.
ventral body cavity
contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen.
thoracic cavity
seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome shaped muscle.
diaphragm
the organs in the thoracic cavity are somewhat prtected by the rib cage.
abdominal cavity
contanining the stomach liver intestines and other organs.
pelvic cavity
the reproductive organs bladder and rectum.
umbilical region
the centermost nregion deep to and surronding the umbilicus.
epigastric region
located superior to the umbilical region.
hypgastric region
inferior to the umbilical region
inguinal regions
are lateral to the hupogastric
right and left lumbar region
lie lateral to the umbilical region
right and left hypochondraic regions
flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs.