Medical Terminology
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| anatomic position | the position of the body when standing straight and facing ahead with each arms handing on either side of the lower body and the palms facing forward
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| prone | the position of the body when a person is lying flat on their front (face down)
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| supine | a person lying on their back (face up)
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| abdominal cavity | the space between the abdonmial wall and spine which contains stomach, intestines, liver, etc
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| anterior | the front of the body
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| posterior | the back of the body
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| vertebral cavity | an area of the body created by the spinal column that holds an important part of the central nervous system
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| superior | toward the head(above)
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| inferior | away from the head(below)
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| abdominopelvic cavity | a cavity in the body made up of the pelvic and abdominal cavities( middle ventral cavity)
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| ventral | front part of the body
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| left hypochondriac | contains the left kidney, left lobe of the liver, & the spleen
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| frontal plane | divides the body into front and back sections (side to side)
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| cranial | relating the skull
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| umbilical | used at the navel
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| caudal | away from the head, end of the body
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| transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower parts (horizontal plane)
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| pelvic cavity | contains the major organs of the digestive and urinary systems,(bladder, etc)
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| hypogastric | the lower median of the abdomen
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| distal | body parts further away from the center
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| medial | towards the center or middle
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| epigastric | relating the anterior wall of the abdomen
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| dorsal cavity | back of the human body
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| superficial | closer to the surface of the body
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| right lumbar | lower back region if your spinal column
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| thoracic cavity | a space inside your thorax(chest)
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| deep | away from the surface of the body
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| homeostasis | helps the body maintain a stable internal environment
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| right hypochondriac | contains right lobe(liver), right colic angel, etc
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| sagittal plane | divides the body into right and left side
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| dorsal | back portion of the body
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| left iliac | left colon
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| ventral cavity | the front aspect of the human body
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| lateral | to the side of, or the middle of the body
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| midsagittal plane | a vertcial cut down the center line of the specimen that separates the left half from the right half
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| proximal | closer to its origin
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| right iliac | right colon
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| coronal plane | vertical plane running side to side
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| cranial cavity | the space in the skull
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| left lumbar | the lower back region of your backbone
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