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anatomy terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| superior (cranial or cephalad) | toward the head |
| inferior (caudal) | away from the head |
| medial | toward or at the midline of the body |
| ventral (anterior) | toward or at the front of the body |
| dorsal (posterior) | toward or at the backside of the body |
| superficial (external) | toward or at the body surface |
| deep (internal) | away from the body surface |
| intermediate | between a more medial and a more lateral structure |
| lateral | away from the midline of the body |
| proximal | closer to the origin of the body part or the pt. of attachment of a limb to the body truck |
| distal | farther from the origin of a body part or the pt. of attachment of a limb to the body truck |
| atoms | smallest building blocks of matter |
| cells | smallest units of all living things |
| tissues | groups of similar cells that have a common function |
| organ | a structure composed of 2 or more tissue types that performs a specific function |
| organ system | group of organs that work together to accomplish a common purpose |
| anatomy | the study of the structure and its shape of the body and its parts |
| physiology | the study of how the body and its parts work ot function |
| ventral body cavity | thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavity |
| thoracic cavity | separated from the rest of the "vc", is the first "vc" |
| abdominal cavity | containing the stomach, liver, intestines; 2nd vc |
| pelvic cavity | containing the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum' last vc |
| dorsal body cavity | cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
| cranial cavity | is the space inside the bony skull;1st dorsal cavity |
| spinal cavity | extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column; last dorsal cavity |
| abdominal | anterior body trunk inferior to ribs |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| antebrachial | forearm |
| antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
| axillary | armpit |
| brachial | arm |
| buccal | cheek area |
| carpal | wrist |
| cervical | neck region |
| coxal | hip |
| crural | leg |
| deltoid | curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle |
| digital | fingers, toes |
| femoral | thigh |
| fibular | lateral part of leg |
| frontal | forheead |
| inguinal | area where thigh meets body trunk |
| mental | chin |
| nasal | nose area |
| oral | mouth |
| orbital | eye area |
| patellar | anterior knee |
| pelvic | area overlying the pelvis anteriorly |
| pubic | genital region |
| sternal | breastbone area |
| tarsal | ankle region |
| thoracic | chest |
| umbilical | naval (bellybutton) |
| calcaneal | heel of foot |
| cephalic | head |
| femoral | thigh |
| gluteal | buttock |
| lumbar | area of back between ribs and hips, the loin |
| occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull |
| olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
| popliteal | posterior knee area |
| sacral | area between hips |
| scapular | shoulder blade region |
| sural | the posterior surface of leg, the calf |
| vertebral | area of spinal column |
| plantar | the sole of the foot |
| section | cuts through the body |
| plane | imaginary line through the body |
| sagittal section | a cut along the lengthwise or longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts |
| median (midsagittal) section | a cut down the median plane of the body |
| frontal section (coronal section) | a cut along a horizontal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
| transverse section (cross section) | is a cut alongs horizontal plane, a cut through your hip |
| organism | is the highest level of structural organization |
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