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A&P(2) Ch. 1 Vocab
basic anatomical terms to know.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomical Position | A relative standard position where the body is errect, head and toes face forward arms hanging at the side of the body with palms facing forward,. |
| Abdominal | The anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
| Antecubital | The anterior surface of the elbow |
| Axillary | The armpit |
| Brachial | The arm |
| Buccal | The cheek |
| Carpal | The wrist |
| Cervical | The neck region |
| Coxal | The hip |
| Deltoid | The roundness of the shoulder caused by the underlying deltoid muscle. |
| Digits | The fingers and toes |
| Femoral | The thigh |
| Fibular | The side of the leg |
| Inguinal | The groin |
| Mammary | The breasts |
| Manus | The hand |
| Oral | The mouth |
| Nasal | The nose |
| Orbital | The bony eye socket (orbit) |
| Patellar | The anterior knee (kneecap) region |
| Pelvic | The pelvis region |
| Pubic | The genital region |
| Sternal | The region of the breastbone |
| Tarsal | The ankle |
| Thoracic | The chest |
| Umbilical | The navel (bellybutton) |
| Fibular | The side of the leg |
| Gluteal | The buttocks or rump |
| Lumbar | The area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
| Occipital | The posterior aspect of the head or base of the skill |
| Popliteal | The back of the knee |
| Sacral | The area between the hips |
| Scalpular | The scapular or shoulder blade area |
| Sural | The calf or posterior surface of the leg |
| Vertebral | The area of the spinal column |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Medial | Towards midline or median plane |
| Lateral | away from midline or median plane |
| Cephalad | Towards the head |
| Caudad (Caudal) | Towards the tail |
| Dorsal | Backside |
| Ventral | Frontide (bellyside) |
| Proximal | Nearer the trunk of attached end |
| Distal | Further from the trunk or attached end |
| Superficial | towards or at the body surface (more external) |
| Deep | Away from the body surface (more internal) |
| Sagittal Plane | Runs longitudinally down the length of the body, divides into right and left halves. (also called Medial place or mid-sagittal plane) |
| Frontal Plane | A longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior |
| Transverse Plane | Runs horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts ( these parts are often called cross sections) |
| Dorsal Body Cavity | Consists of the Cranial and Spinal Cavities |
| Ventral Body Cavity | Consists of the thoracic cavity, diaphragm, abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity |
| Cranial City | Wishing ridged skull and contains the brain |
| Spinal Cavity | Runs within the body vertebral column and protects the spinal chord (which is part of the brain) |
| Thoracic Cavity | Separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by muscular diaphragm. The here and lungs are located here and are protected by the bony ribcage. |
| Abdominopelvic cavity | Inferior from the thoracic cavity includes superior abdominal cavity and inferior pelvic cavity |
| Superior Abdominal cavity | Includes stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs |
| Inferior Pelvic cavity | Include the reproductive organs, bladder, rectrum, and body pelvis. |
| Umbilical Region | The centermost region of the stomach includes umbilicus |
| Epigastric Region | Immediately superior to the umbilical region: overlies most of the stomach |
| Hypogastric region (public region) | Immediately inferior to the umbilical region: encompasses the pubic area |
| Iliac region (inguinal region) | Lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones |
| Lumbar region | Between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones: lateral to the umbilical region |
| Hypochondriac region | Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs. |
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