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A&P: Week 1

Week 1: Anatomical Terminology

Anatomical TermCommon Name/Definition
Cephalic Head
Frontal Forehead
Orbital Eye Socket
Ocular Eye
Nasal Nose
Buccal Cheek
Oral Mouth
Mental Chin
Otic Ear
Occipital Posterior Inferior Head
Cervical Neck
Thoracic Chest (In General)
Axillary Armpit
Mammary Breast
Sternal Breastbone
Costal Ribs
Abdominal Anterior Trunk Below Ribs
Umbilical Navel
Pelvic Pelvis
Inguinal Groin
Pubic Genital
Dorsal Back (In General)
Scapular Shoulder Blade
Vertebral Spinal Column
Lumbar Lower Back
Sacral Inferior Spine Between Hips
Perineal Between Anus and Genetelia
Acromial Lateral Point of Shoulder
Brachial Arm
Antecubital Anterior of Elbow
Olecranal Forearm
Manus Hand
Carpal Wrist
Metacarpal Bones of Proximal Hand
Palmar Palm
Digital or Phalangeal Fingers
Pollex Thumb
Gluteal Buttocks
Coxal Hip
Femoral Thigh
Patellar Anterior Knee
Popliteal Posterior Knee
Crural Anterior Lower Leg
Sural Posterior Lower Leg (Calf)
Fibular or Peroneal Lateral Side of Leg
Pedal Foot
Tarsal Ankle
Metatarsal Bones of Proximal Foot
Plantar Sole
Calcaneal Heel
Digital or Phalangeal Toes
Hallux Big Toe
Superior Cranial (Towards the head/Above)
Inferior Caudal (Towards the feet/Below)
Anterior Ventral (Front side of Body)
Posterior Dorsal (Back side of Body)
Medial Towards the middle of the body
Median Middle of the Body
Lateral Away from the middle of the body
Proximal Closer to the center (trunk) of the body
Distal Away from the center of the body
Superficial Closer to the surface of the body (closer to the skin)
Deep Further away from the surface of the body (deeper inside the body)
Midsagittal Plane or Median Plane Middle of the Body (body cut in half perpendicularly dividing the body into left and right)
Parasagittal Plane plane dividing the body that is parallel to the midsagittal plane
Frontal or Coronal Plane Middle of the Body (body cut in half perpendicularly dividing the body into front and back)
Transverse Plane Horizontal plane that cuts the body into upper/top and lower/bottom sections
Dorsal Cavity Cavity/Space that contains the brain and spine
Cranial Cavity Cavity/Space that holds the brain
Spinal cavity Long and narrow cavity/space that holds the spinal cord
Ventral Body Cavity one of the two main body cavities containing the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Thoracic Cavity The cavity in the chest that is divided into three main parts: Pleural cavity, Mediastinum, and Pericardial Cavity
Pleural Cavity Cavity that holds the lungs
Mediastinum Cavity containing vital organs located in between the lungs
Pericardial Cavity Cavity that holds the heart
Abdominopelvic Cavity The cavity below the chest that is divided into two main parts: Abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity
Abdominal Cavity Cavity containing vital organs located below the diaphragm such as: stomach, liver, intestine, and kidney.
Pelvic Cavity Cavity containing vital organs below the abdominal cavity such as: bladder, rectum, and the reproductive system
Synovial Cavity A joint cavity that is a closed space between bones containing synovial fluid
Oral cavity Cavity/space inside the mouth including the lips
Nasal Cavity Space inside the nose
Orbital cavity Space in the head containing the eyes
Tympanic Cavity Middle ear which is a space inside the ears that contains the temporal bon/ear bone
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