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anatomy mod1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Superior/ Inferior | - Towards the head, in a cephalic (Head) direction - Away from head |
| Proximal/Distal | -Closer to the attachment of the trunk (torso) -Farther away from the trunk |
| peripheral/central | -Located on outer part of surface of the body - situated at, in, or near the center (nervous system) |
| Superficial/deep | - Towards or on the surface of the body -away from the surface of the body |
| ipsilateral/contralateral | -located on the same side of the body -located on the opposite of the body |
| Patietal/ visceral | - pertaining to or forming the outer wall of a body cavity - pertaining to the organs, or to the covering of an organ |
| Medial/ lateral | - towards the middle of the body -away from the middle of the body |
| Anterior (ventral) Posterior (dorsal) | -towards front of body -towards the back |
| transversal (horizontal) | Line that cuts through the the body through the stomach |
| Sagittal (median) | cuts the body vertically |
| Coronal Plane (Frontal Plane) | Cuts body from anterior from posterior |
| Cephalic | head |
| frontal | forehead |
| oribital | eye cavity |
| buccal | cheek |
| mental | chin |
| genital | reproductive organs |
| patellar | knee, front of knee |
| sternal | sternum |
| otic | ear |
| Pectoral region | chest |
| Antecubital | umbilical |
| inguinal | groin |
| coxal | hip |
| crural | leg |
| tarsal | instep/ankle |
| pedal | foot |
| vertebral | spinal column |
| dorsum | back |
| lumbar | lower back |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| femoral | thigh |
| crural | leg |
| occipital | back of head |
| acrominal | point of shoulder |
| Brachial | arm |
| cubital | elbow |
| sacral | between hips |
| Perineal | Popliteal |
| Plantar | Sole |
| Olecranal | Back of elbow |
| Dorsal | back |
| cervical | neck |
| Gluteal | buttock |
| Lumbar/loin | lower back |
| axillary | armpit |
| inguinal | groin |