Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
68 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
towards the head end or upper partof a structure or the body
|
superior
|
|
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body
|
Inferior
|
|
toward or at the front of the body
|
anterior (ventral)
|
|
toward the backside of the body
|
posterior (dorsal)
|
|
towards the midline of the body
|
medial
|
|
away from the midline of the body
|
lateral
|
|
between a more medial and a more lateral structure
|
Intermediate
|
|
close to the origin of the body part or the pt. of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
|
proximal
|
|
father from the orgin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
|
distal
|
|
toward or at the body surface
|
superficial
|
|
away from the body surface; more internal
|
deep
|
|
anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
|
abdominal
|
|
point of shoulder
|
acromial
|
|
anterior surface of elbow
|
antecubital
|
|
armpit
|
axillary
|
|
arm
|
brachial
|
|
cheek area
|
buccal
|
|
wrist
|
carpal
|
|
neck region
|
cervical
|
|
hip
|
coxal
|
|
fingers, toes
|
digital
|
|
thigh
|
femoral
|
|
lateral part of leg
|
fibular
|
|
area where thigh meets body trunk,groin
|
inguinal
|
|
nose area
|
nasal
|
|
mouth
|
oral
|
|
eye area
|
orbital
|
|
anterior knee
|
patellar
|
|
area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
|
pevic
|
|
genital area
|
pubic
|
|
breastbone area
|
sternal
|
|
ankle region
|
tarsal
|
|
chest
|
thoracic
|
|
naval
|
umbilical
|
|
head
|
cephalic
|
|
curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
|
deltoild
|
|
buttock
|
gluteal
|
|
area of back twn ribs and hips
|
lumbar
|
|
posterior surface of head
|
occipital
|
|
posterior knee area
|
popliteal
|
|
area btw hips
|
sacral
|
|
shoulder blade region
|
scapular
|
|
the posterior surface of lower leg; calf
|
sural
|
|
area of spine
|
vertebral
|
|
a cut
|
section
|
|
imaginary line
|
plane
|
|
cut made along the lenghwise , or longitudinal. plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
|
sagittal section
|
|
when plane is cut equally btw right and left side
|
medsagittal/median section
|
|
the section cute made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior adn posterior parts
|
frontal plane
|
|
cut made along a horizontal plane
|
transverse section
|
|
imaginary line
|
plane
|
|
cut made along the lenghwise , or longitudinal. plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts
|
sagittal section
|
|
when plane is cut equally btw right and left side
|
medsagittal/median section
|
|
the section cute made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior adn posterior parts
|
frontal plane
|
|
cut made along a horizontal plane
|
transverse section
|
|
cut made along a horizontal plane
|
cross section
|
|
has two subivisions
|
dorsal body cavity
|
|
the space inside the bony skull.
|
cranial cavity
|
|
extends from the cranial cavity nearly to theend of the vertebrae colume
|
spinal cavity
|
|
is much larger than the dorsal cavity; it contains all the structure w/in the chest and abdomen- it's subdivided
|
verntral cavity
|
|
separted from the rest of the ventral cvity by a dome-shaped muscle
|
thoracic cavity
|
|
dome-shaped muscle
|
diaphram
|
|
the cavity inferior to the diaphragm
|
abdominopelvic cavity
|
|
contains the stomache,live, intestines, and the organs
|
abdominal cavity
|
|
holds the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum
|
pelvic cavity
|
|
is the certermost region, deep to and surronding the umbilicus
|
umbilical region
|
|
is located superior to the milical regio
|
epigastric region
|
|
inferior to umbilical region
|
hypogastric region
|