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anatomy surface
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdominal | pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
| axial | pertaining to head, neck, trunk, the axis of the body |
| appendicular | relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
| abdominal | pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
| antebrachial | forearm |
| antecubital | anterior surface of the elbow |
| axillary | armpit |
| brachial | arm |
| buccal | cheek |
| carpal | wrist |
| cervical | neck region |
| coxal | hip |
| crural | leg |
| digital | fingers or toes |
| femoral | thigh |
| frontal | forehead |
| hallux | great toe |
| inguinal | groin |
| mammary | breast |
| mental | chin |
| nasal | nose |
| oral | mouth |
| orbital | bony eye socket (orbit) |
| palmar | palm of the hand |
| patellar | anterior knee (kneecap) area |
| pedal | foot |
| pelvic | pelvis region |
| fibular (peroneal) | side of the leg |
| pollex | thumb |
| pubic | genital region |
| sternal | breastbone (sternum) |
| tarsal | ankle |
| thoracic | chest |
| umbilical | navel |
| acromial | point of the shoulder |
| calcaneal | heel of the foot |
| cephalic | head |
| dorsum | back |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| lumbar | area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
| manus | hand |
| occipital | posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull |
| olecranal | posterior aspect of the elbow |
| otic | ear |
| perineal | region between the anus and external genitalia |
| plantar | sole of the foot |
| popliteal | back of the knee |
| sacral | region between the hips |
| scapular | scapula or shoulder blade |
| sural | calf or posterior surface of the leg |
| vertebral | area of the spinal column |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| medial | toward the midline |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| cephalad (cranial) | toward the head |
| caudal | toward the tail |
| dorsal | backside |
| ventral | bellyside |
| proximal | nearer the trunk or attached end |
| distal | farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
| superficial (external) | toward or at the body surface |
| deep (internal) | away from the body surface |
| sagittal plane | divides the body into right and left parts |
| median or midsagittal plane | divides the body into equal parts, right down the median plane of the body |
| parasagittal planes | all other sagittal planes |
| frontal plane (coronal plane) | divides into anterior and posterior parts |
| transverse plane | runs horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
| cross sections | when organs are sectioned along the transverse plane they are called... |
| the two large cavities of the axial portion of the body | dorsal and ventral |
| cavities of the dorsal body cavity | cranial and vertebral or spinal cavities |
| cavities of the ventral body cavity | thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity |
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