Anatomical Terms123 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| anatomy | study of shape and structure |
| physiology | study of their functions and parts |
| morphology | shape |
| anatomical position | erect, palms forwars, thumbs out, toes hanging |
| superior/cranial | near the head |
| inferior/caudal | closer to the feet |
| anterior/ventral | front, belly side |
| posterior/dorsal | toward the rear, back side |
| medial | toward the median axis of the body |
| lateral | lying at or toward the right or left side |
| peripheral | outside edges |
| superficial | toward the surface of the skin |
| deep | closest to the bone |
| proximal | closer to the attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| distal | darther from the attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| palmar | relating to the palm of the hand |
| plantar | relating to the foot or sole |
| supine | lying on the back, face upward |
| prone | lying facedown |
| parietal pleura | pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm |
| visceral pleura | pleura that covers the lungs |
| sagittal plane | a longitudinal plane that divides body into right and left portions |
| frontal/coronal plane | longitudinal plane that divdes body into anterior and posterior parts |
| transverse plane | plane running from right to left, dividing body into superior and inferior parts |
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