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HBS Activity 1.1.2

Language of Anatomy

TermDefinition
Anatomical Position Face forward, arms facing forward with palms facing up
Prone Lying face down/ lying on stomach
Supine Lying face up/ lying on back
Anterior/Ventral Referring to the front of the body
Posterior/Dorsal Referring to the back side of the body
Superior Above
Inferior Below
Medial Near the middle of the body (spine is middle)
Lateral Away from the middle of the body (ie. arms)
Proximal Near the point of where the limb attaches to the body
Distal Away from where the limb attaches to the body (ie. hand)
Superficial More external/Closer to the surface of the body
Deep More internal/ Deeper into the body
Axial Consists of the head, neck, and trunk of the body/All vital area
Appendicular Consists of the limbs and pelvic girdles
Frontal Forehead
Oral Mouth
Buccal Cheek
Axillary Armpit
Brachial Bicep
Antecubital Inside of the elbow
Antebrachial Forearm
Carpal Wrists
Pollex Thumb
Digital Toes/Fingers
Patellar Knee caps
Tarsal Ankle
Hallux Big toe
Orbital Eyes
Octic Ears
Cervical Neck
Nasal Nose
Sternal Sternum
Pectoral Pecs
Mammory Breast Tissue
Abdominal Abdomen
Umbilical Belly button
Coxal Outside of the hip
Pelvic Area between umbilical and pubic regions
Pubic Pubic area
Inguinal Inner hip
Femoral Thigh/femur
Cephalic The head
Scapular Scapula
Lumbar Lower back
Vertebral Vertebra/Spine
Sacral Area between the lumbar and gluteal regions
Gluteal Glutes/butt
Popliteal Back of the knee
Calcaneal Back of the heel
Plantar Bottom of the foot
Occipital The bottom of the back of the head
Olecranial The back of the elbow
Frontal/ Coronal Plane The body is cut vertically from the head down to the feet so that the front/back of the body is exposed
Transverse Plane The body is cut in half through the hip laterally
Sagittal and Medial The body is cute vertically from head to toe at the medial
 

 



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