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Anantomy Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| SUPERIOR | a part is above antoher part, or closer to the head |
| INFERIOR | a part is below another part, or toward the feet |
| ANTERIOR | toward the front; ventral |
| POSTERIOR | opposite of anterior; twoard the back; dorsal |
| MEDIAL | relates to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves |
| LATERAL | toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline |
| IPSILATERAL | pertains to the same side |
| CONTRALATERAL | refers to the opposite side |
| PROXIMAL | a part that is closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of reference than another point |
| DISTAL | opposite of proximal; a particular body part is farther from the trunk or farther from another specified point of reference than another part |
| SUPERFICIAL | situated near the surface |
| PERIPHERAL | outward or near the surface; describes location of certain blood vessels and nerves |
| DEEP | parts that are more internal |
| SAGITTAL | lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions |
| MIDSAGITTAL | passes along the midline and divides the body into equal parts; median |
| PARASAGITTAL | sagittal section lateral to midline |
| TRANSVERSE | horizontal; a cut that divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
| CORONAL | frontal; a section that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| CROSS SECTION | a cut across the structure |
| OBLIQUE | an angular cut |
| LONGITUDINAL | a lenghtwise cut |
| EPIGASTRIC REGION | upper middle portion |
| LEFT and RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGIONS | on the left/right side of the epigastric region |
| UMBILICAL REGION | central portion |
| LEFT and RIGHT LUMBAR REGIONS | on the left/right side of the umbilical region |
| HYPOGRASTRIC REGIONS | lower middle portion |
| LEFT and RIGHT ILIAC (INGUINAL) REGIONS | left/right side of the hypograstric region |
| ABDOMINAL | region between the thorax and pelvis |
| ACROMIAL | point of the shoulder |
| ANTEBRACHIAL | forearm |
| ANTECUBITAL | space in front of the elbow |
| AXILLARY | armpit |
| BRACHIAL | arm |
| BUCCAL | cheek |
| CARPAL | wrist |
| CELIAC | abdomen |
| CEPHALIC | head |
| CERVICAL | neck |
| COSTAL | ribs |
| COXAL | hip |
| CRURAL | leg |
| CUBITAL | elbow |
| DIGITAL | finger or toe |
| DORSUM | back |
| FEMORAL | thigh |
| FRONTAL | forehead |
| GENITAL | reporductive organs |
| GLUTEAL | but |
| INGUINAL | depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh (groin) |
| LUMBAR | region of lower back between the ribs and pelvis (loin) |
| MAMMARY | chin |
| NASAL | nose |
| OCCIPITAL | lower posterior region of the head |
| ORAL | mouth |
| ORBITAL | eye cavity |
| OPTIC | eye |
| PALMAR | palm of the hand |
| PATELLAR | front of the knee |
| PECTORAL | chest |
| PEDAL | foot |
| PELVIC | pelvis |
| PERINEAL | region between the anus and the external reproductive organs (perineum) |
| PLANTAR | sole of the foot |
| POPLITEAL | area behind the knee |
| SACRAL | posterior region between the hipbones |
| STERNAL | middle of the thorax, anteriorly |
| SURAL | calf |
| TARSAL | instep o fthe foot (ankle) |
| UMBILICAL | naval |
| VERTEBRAL | spinal column |
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