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GEN ANA 2 lesson 1
language of anatomy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AXIAL | relating to head, neck and trunk, the axis of the body |
| APPENDICULAR | relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
| ABDOMINAL | anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
| ACROMIAL | point of the shoulder |
| ANTEBRACHIAL | forearm |
| ANTECUBITAL | anterior surface of the elbow |
| AXILLARY | armpit |
| BRACHIAL | arm |
| BUCCAL | cheek |
| CARPAL | wrist |
| CEPHALIC | head |
| CERVICAL | neck region |
| COXAL | hip |
| CRURAL | leg |
| DIGITAL | fingers or toes |
| FEMORAL | thigh |
| FIBULAR (PERONEAL) | side of the leg |
| FRONTAL | forehead |
| HALLUX | great toe |
| INGUINAL | groin area |
| MAMMARY | breast region |
| MANUS | hand |
| MENTAL | chin |
| NASAL | nose |
| ORAL | mouth |
| ORBITAL | bony eye socket (orbit) |
| PALMAR | palm of the hand |
| PATELLAR | anterior knee (kneecap) region |
| PEDAL | foot |
| PELVIC | pelvis region |
| POLLEX | thumb |
| PUBIC | genital region |
| STERNAL | region of the breastbone |
| TARSAL | ankle |
| THORACIC | chest |
| UMBILICAL | navel |
| CALCANEAL | heel of the foot |
| DORSUM | back |
| GLUTEAL | buttocks or rump |
| LUMBAR | area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
| OCCIPITAL | posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull |
| OLECRANAL | posterior aspect of the elbow |
| OTIC | ear |
| PERINEAL | region between the anus and external genitalia |
| PLANTAR | sole of the foot |
| POPLITEAL | back of the knee |
| SACRAL | region between the hips (overlying the sacrum) |
| SCAPULAR | scapula or shoulder blade area |
| SURAL | calf or posterior surface of the leg |
| VERTEBRAL | area of the spinal column |
| SUPERIOR / INFERIOR (ABOVE/BELOW) | refers to placement of a structure along the long axis of the body |
| ANTERIOR | front |
| POSTERIOR | back |
| SUPERIOR | above |
| INFERIOR | below |
| CEPHALAD/ CRANIAL | toward the head; superior in humans; anterior in four-legged animals |
| CAUDAL | toward the tail; inferior in humans; posterior in four-legged animals |
| DORSAL | backside; posterior in humans; superior in four-legged animals |
| VENTRAL | belly side; anterior in humansl inferior in four-legged animals |
| PROXIMAL | nearer the trunk or attached end |
| DISTAL | farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
| SUPERFICIAL | external; toward or at the body surface |
| DEEP | internal; away from the body surface |
| MEDIAL | toward the midline |
| LATERAL | away from the midline or median plane |
| SAGITTAL PLANE | plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts |
| MEDIAN / MIDSAGITTAL PLANE | divides the body into equal parts, right down the midline of the body |
| FRONTAL PLANE | plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body (or organ) into anterior and posterior parts |
| CORONAL PLANE | another term for frontal plane |
| TRANSVERSE PLANE | plane that runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
| CROSS SECTIONS | when organs are sectioned along the transverse plane |
| CRANIAL CAVITY | contains the brain |
| VERTEBRAL CAVITY | contains the spinal cord; aka spinal cavity |
| THORACIC CAVITY | contains the heart and lungs |
| ABDOMINAL CAVITY | contains the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs |
| PELVIC CAVITY | contains the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum |
| PARIETAL SEROSA | serous membrane lining the cavity walls |
| VISCERAL SEROSA | serous membrane covering the surface of the organs within the cavity |
| PERITONEUM | serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs |
| PLEURA | serosa lining the lungs |
| PERICARDIUM | serosa lining the heart |
| UMBILICAL REGION | the centermost region, which includes the umbilicus (navel) |
| EPIGASTRIC REGION | immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach |
| HYPOGASTRIC region | immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area |
| PUBIC REGION | aka hypogastric region |
| ILIAC REGION | lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones |
| INGUINAL REGION | aka iliac region |
| LUMBAR REGIONS | between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones |
| LUMBAR REGIONS | lateral to the umbilical regions |
| HYPOCHONDRIAC REGIONS | lateral to the epigastric region overlying the lower ribs |
| ORAL CAVITY | mouth; contains tongue and teeth; continuous with the rest of the digestive tube, which opens to the exterior at the anus |
| NASAL CAVITY | located within and posterior to the nose; part of the passages of the respiratory system |
| ORBITAL CAVITIES | located in the skull that house the eyes and present them in an anterior position |
| MIDDLE EAR CAVITIES | contain tiny bones and transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptors in the inner ears |
| SYNOVIAL CAVITIES | joint cavities enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body, such as those between the vertebrae and knee and hip joints |
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