anatomic terminology

Question 1

front/belly

Answer 1

anterior

Question 2

back/spine

Answer 2

posterior

Question 3

axis dividing front to back

Answer 3

sagittal axis

Question 4

axis dividing head to toe

Answer 4

longitudinal axis

Question 5

above

Answer 5

superior

Question 6

below

Answer 6

inferior

Question 7

toward a mid-line axis reference point

Answer 7

medial

Question 8

in-between medial and lateral

Answer 8

intermediate

Question 9

to the left or right of a mid-line axis reference point

Answer 9

lateral

Question 10

on the same side as another structure

Answer 10

ipsilateral

Question 11

on the opposite side as another structure

Answer 11

contralateral

Question 12

on both sides

Answer 12

bilateral

Question 13

on one side

Answer 13

unilateral

Question 14

towards the attachment point, beginning

Answer 14

proximal

Question 15

towards the extreme ends, the end

Answer 15

distal

Question 16

away from the surface

Answer 16

deep

Question 17

towards the surface

Answer 17

superficial

Question 18

the central axis of an organism or part

Answer 18

axial

Question 19

latin for wall

Answer 19

parietal

Question 20

latin for internal organs

Answer 20

visceral

Question 21

body laying on its back

Answer 21

supine

Question 22

body laying face down

Answer 22

prone

Question 23

divides the body into left and right portions

Answer 23

sagittal plane

Question 24

center of the body and divide into equal parts

Answer 24

midsagittal plane

Question 25

divides into front and back parts

Answer 25

frontal plane

Question 26

divides into top and bottom parts

Answer 26

transverse plane

Question 27

serosa layer up against the ribs, top of the diaphragm, and the outer pericardial sac

Answer 27

parietal pleura

Question 28

serosa layer on the surface of the lungs

Answer 28

visceral pleura

Question 29

serosa layer up against the inside of the pericardial sac

Answer 29

parietal pericardium

Question 30

serosa layer on the surface of the heart

Answer 30

visceral pericardium

Question 31

serosa layer up against the abdominopelic cavity wall

Answer 31

parietal peritoneum

Question 32

serosa layer on the surface of intraperitoneal organs within the abdominopelvic cavity

Answer 32

visceral peritoneum

Question 33

anchored organs ex: ovaries, appendix, liver, spleen

Answer 33

intraperitoneal

Question 34

organs that are not anchored ex: kidneys, pancreas

Answer 34

retroperitoneal

Question 35

what system contains: skin, hair, nails, etc.

Answer 35

integumentary system

Question 36

what system contains: bones, joints, ligaments, etc.

Answer 36

skeletal system

Question 37

what system contains: skeletal muscles and tendons

Answer 37

muscular system

Question 38

what system contains: brain and spinal cord

Answer 38

nervous system

Question 39

what system contains: heart, arteries, capillaries, etc.

Answer 39

cardiovascular system

Question 40

what system contains: pituitary gland, pineal gland, thyroid gland, etc.

Answer 40

endocrine system

Question 41

what system contains: red bone marrow, thymus, spleen, tonsils, etc.

Answer 41

lymphatic and immune system

Question 42

what system contains: nose, trachea, lungs, etc.

Answer 42

respiratory system

Question 43

what system contains: teeth, stomach, large intestine, etc.

Answer 43

digestive system

Question 44

what system contains: kidney, urinary bladder, urethra, etc.

Answer 44

urinary system

Question 45

what system contains: testis, vas deferent, penis, etc.

Answer 45

male reproductive system

Question 46

what system contains: ovary, vagina, cervix, etc.

Answer 46

female reproductive system