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A & P Lab I
anatomical, regional terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Toward the front of the body (belly side) | Anterior (ventral) |
| Toward the back of the body (back side) | Posterior (dorsal) |
| Above; closer to the head | Superior |
| Below; closer to the feet | Inferior |
| At the head end of the body | Cranial (cephalic) |
| At the tail end of the body | Caudal |
| Toward the midline of the body | Medial |
| Away from the midline of the body | Lateral |
| Toward the surface of the body; on the outside | Superficial |
| Beneath the surface of the body; on the inside | Deep |
| Near; closer to the attachment point of a limb to the trunk | Proximal |
| Far; farther from the attachment point of a limb to the trunk | Distal |
| Armpit | Axillary |
| Arm | Brachial |
| Cheek | Buccal |
| Wrist | Carpal |
| Head | Cephalic |
| Neck | Cervical |
| Fingers or toes | Digital |
| Thigh | Femoral |
| Buttock | Gluteal |
| Groin | Inguinal |
| Lower back | Lumbar |
| Chin | Mental |
| Eye | Orbital |
| Sole of the foot | Plantar |
| Navel | Umbilical |
| Spinal column | Vertebral |
| Nose | Nasal |
| Mouth | Oral |
| Shoulder | Deltoid |
| front of elbow | Antecubital |
| forearm | antebrachial |
| hip | coxal |
| palm | palmar |
| kneecap | patellar |
| leg | crural |
| foot | pes |
| forehead | frontal |
| sternum | sternal; thoracic cavity |
| chest | pectoral; thoracic cavity |
| breast | mammory; thoracic cavity |
| abdomen | abdominal |
| Pelvic | Pelvic |
| Pubic | Pubic |
| ankle | Tarsal |
| back of head | Occipital |
| hand | Manus |
| booty hole | Perineal |
| back of knee | Popliteal |
| sole of foot | Plantar surface |
| buttock | Sacral Gluteal |
| ear- Posterior | Aricular |
| spinal column | Vertebral |
| elbow | Olecranal |
| posterior hand | dorsum of the hand |
| thigh | femoral |
| calf | sural |
| heel | calcaneal |
| two divisions of dorsal cavity | cranial and vertebral |
| two divisions of ventral cavity | thoracic and abdominopelvic |
| What is in thoracic body cavity? | heart, mediastinum, lungs |
| What is in the abdominopelvic cavity? | abdomin and pelvic |
| Heart cavity is? | pericardial |
| pleural cavities (right and left) | Lung cavity |
| Serous membranes are composed of what two layers? | Parietal and Visceral |
| Which layer lines the internal surface of the body wall? | Parietal |
| Which layer covers the external surface of organs within that cavitiy? | Visceral |
| Between membranes is a potential space called what? | Serous cavity |
| Heart System | Cardiovascular |
| Liver system | digestive |
| lungs system system | respiratory |
| gall bladder system | digestive |
| stomach system | digestive |
| urinary bladder system | excretory |
| brain system | nervous |
| large intestine system | digestive |
| small intestine system | digestive |
| appendix system | lymphatic/immune |
| spleen system | lymphatic/immune |
| pancreas system | endocrine and digestive |