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Anatomy

Anatomical Directions, Planes, Regions, and Cavities

TermDefinition
Anatomical Position -Body erect with feet together -Arms at side with palms forward
Axial Head, Neck, Trunk
Appendicular Shoulder/arm, pelvis/leg
Carpal Wrist
Oral Mouth
Femoral Thigh
Superior Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body
Inferior Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body
Anterior Toward or at the front of the body (ventral)
Posterior Toward the back of the body (dorsal)
Medial Toward or at the midline of the body
Lateral Away from the midline of the body
Intermediate Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Proximal Closer 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
Frontal Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections (Coronal when referencing head)
Transverse Runs horizontally and divides the body into superior and inferior sections (also called cross sections)
Sagittal Lies vertically and divides the body into right and left parts (lies exactly at midline and is also referred to as the median or midsagittal plane))
Oblique cuts made along any plane that lies diagonally between horizontal and vertical planes
Cranial Brain cavity
Vertebral Spine cavity
Thoracic Heart and Lungs cavity
Abdominal Digestive and kidneys cavity
Pelvic Hips area cavity
Right Hypochondriac Upper right
Epigastric Upper middle
Left Hypochondriac Upper left
Right Lumbar Middle right
Umbilical Middle middle
Left Lumbar Middle Left
Right Iliac Lower right
Hypogastric Lower middle
Left Iliac Lower left
Created by: Reaganb1
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