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MIKA WILLIAMS

A W1U1 BodyRegions - Organization of the Body

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Abdominal Anterior torso below diaphragm
Acromial Shoulder
Antebrachial Forearm
Antecubital Depressed area just in front of elbow (cubital fossa)
Axillary Armpit (axilla)
Brachial Arm
Buccal Cheek (inside)
Calcaneal Heel of foot
Carpal Wrist
Cephalic Head
Cervical Neck
Coxal Hip
Cranial Skull
Crural Leg
Cubital Elbow
Cutaneous Skin (or body surface)
Digital Fingers or toes
Dorsal Back or top
Facial Face
Femoral Thigh
Frontal Forehead
Gluteal Buttock
Hallux Great toe
Inguinal Groin
Lumbar Lower part of back between ribs and pelvis
Mammary Breast
Manual Hand
Mental Chin
Nasal Nose
Navel Area around navel, or umbilicus
Occipital Back of lower part of skull
Olecranal Back of elbow
Oral Mouth
Orbital or ophthalmic Eyes
Otic Ear
Palmar Palm of hand
Patellar Front of knee
Pedal Foot
Pelvic Lower portion of torso
Perineal Area (perinium) between anus and genitals
Plantar Sole of foot
Pollex Thumb
Popliteal Area behind the knee
Pubic Pubis
Supraclavicular Are above the clavical
Sural Calf
Tarsal Ankle
Temporal Side of head
Thoracic Chest
Zygomatic Cheek (outside)
Anterior Front (in front of)
Posterior Back (in back of )
Medial Toward the midline of the body
Lateral Toward the side of the body (or away from its midline)
Proximal Toward or nearest the trunk of the body, or nearest the point of origin of one of its parts [EX: The elbow lies at the proximal end of the forearm]
Distal Away from or farthest from the trunk, or the point of origin of a body part [EX: The hand lies at its distal end.]
Superficial Nearer the surface
Deep Farther away from the body surface.
Superior Toward the head
Inferior Toward the feet
Anatomical Position Body in erect, or standing, posture with arms at the side and palms forward. Head/feet pointing forward.
Basal The base or widest part of an organ.
Apical Narrow tip of an organ.
Anatomical Compass Rosette Labelled with abbreviated anatomical directions.
Coronal Plane Plane running from side to side and top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its parts into anterior and posterior portions.
Sagittal Plane Plane running from front to back and top to bottom, dividing the body or any of its part into right and left sides.
Transverse (Horizontal) Plane Any crosswise plane dividing the body or any of its parts into upper and lower parts
Cross-section cut A cut along a plane parallel with the short axis of an organ.
Longitudinal section cut A cut along the long axis of an organ
Oblique section cut A cut along a plane that is not at a right angles
Dorsal Toward the back
Ventral Toward the belly
Lumen The hollow area of an organ
Central Near the center
Peripheal Around the boundary
Medullary inner region or core of an organ
Cortical Outer region or layer of an organ
Responsiveness Ability of an organism to sense, monitor and respond to changes in both its external and internal environments.
Conductivity Capacity of living cells to transmit a wave of electrical disturbance from one point to another within the body
Growth Organized increase in the size and number of cells and therefore an increase in size of the individual or particular organ or part
Respiration Exchange of respiratory gases (oxygen, and carbon dioxide) between an organism and its environment
Digestion Process by which complex food products are broken down into simpler substances that can be absorbed and used by individual body cells
Absorption Movement of molecules, such as respiratory gases or digested nutrients, through a membrane and into the body fluids for transport to cells for use.
Secretion Production and release of important substances, such as digestive juices and hormones, for diverse body functions
Excretion Removal of waste products from the body
Circulation Movement of body fluids containing many substances from one body area to another in continuous, circular route through hollow vessels
Reproduction Formation of new individual offspring
Organelle Any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell.
Created by: Mwill24
 

 



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