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Body System!
parts of the body
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Frontal | situated near the forehead or the frontal bone |
| sagittal | suture between the parietal bones at the roof of the skull or to a venous canal within the skull and parallel to this suture |
| transverse | one passing horizontally through the body, at right angles to the sagittal and frontal planes, and dividing the body into upper and lower portions. |
| anterior | Of or relating to the front surface of the body, especially of the position of one structure relative to another; ventral. |
| posterior | Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure. |
| medial | situated toward the median plane or midline of the body or a structure. |
| lateral | denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure. |
| proximal | nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or median line or to the point of attachment or origin. |
| distal | Anatomically located far from a point of reference, such as an origin or a point of attachment. |
| reproductive | Tending to reproduce. |
| dorsal | toward, on, in, or near the back or upper surface of an organ, part, or organism |
| ventral | Relating to or situated on or close to the abdomen; abdominal. |
| cardiovascular | relating to, or involving the heart and the blood vessels |
| digestive | Relating to or aiding digestion. |
| endocrine | Of or relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them. |
| integumentary | A natural outer covering or coat, such as the skin of an animal or the membrane enclosing an organ. |
| lymphatic | Of or relating to lymph, a lymph vessel, or a lymph node. |
| muscular | Of, relating to, or consisting of muscle |
| nervous | Of or relating to the nerves or nervous system |
| respiratory | Of, relating to, used in, or affecting respiration. |
| skeletal | Attached to or formed by a skeleton |
| urinary | Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine. |
| abdominal | Of or relating to the abdomen |
| antebrachial | premature closure of a physeal plate, usually caused by trauma, in one bone of the forearm, while growth continues in the other may result in uneven growth and often angular or rotational deformities. |
| brachial | Relating to the arm. |
| calcaneal | toward the heel |
| calf/sural | the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee |
| cephalic | Of or relating to the head. |
| cervical | Relating to a neck or a cervix. |
| coxal | pertaining to the hip area. |
| cranial | toward the head end of the body; a synonym of superior in humans and other bipeds. |
| cubital | Relating to the elbow or the ulna. |
| deltoid | Of or relating to the deltoid muscle. |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur or to the thigh. |
| gluteal | pertaining to the buttocks. |
| inguinal | pertaining to the groin |
| lumbar | pertaining to the loins |
| nuchal | pertaining to the posterior or nape of the neck. |
| palmar | Of, relating to, or corresponding to the palm of the hand. |
| patellar | pertaining to the patella. |
| pectoral | Relating to or situated in the breast or chest. |
| pedal | |
| popliteal | |
| pubic/genital | |
| scapular | |
| shin/crural | |
| sternal | |
| vertebral |
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