anatomical language

Question 1

what does the axial include

Answer 1

torso and head

Question 2

what does the appendicular include

Answer 2

upper and lower limbs

Question 3

head

Answer 3

cephalic

Question 4

portion of the skull surrounding the brain

Answer 4

cranial

Question 5

face

Answer 5

facial

Question 6

forehead

Answer 6

frontal

Question 7

eye

Answer 7

orbital

Question 8

ear

Answer 8

otic

Question 9

nose

Answer 9

nasal

Question 10

cheek

Answer 10

buccal

Question 11

mouth

Answer 11

oral

Question 12

chin

Answer 12

mental

Question 13

back of the head

Answer 13

occipital

Question 14

neck

Answer 14

cervical

Question 15

chest

Answer 15

thoracic/pectoral

Question 15

breast bone

Answer 15

sternal

Question 16

breast

Answer 16

mammary

Question 17

abdomen

Answer 17

abdominal

Question 18

navel/belly button

Answer 18

umbilical

Question 19

hip

Answer 19

coxal

Question 20

pelvis

Answer 20

pelvic

Question 21

genital area

Answer 21

pubic

Question 22

back

Answer 22

dorsal

Question 23

shoulder blade region

Answer 23

scapular

Question 24

spinal column

Answer 24

vertebral

Question 25

area of the back between the lowest rib and buttocks

Answer 25

lumbar

Question 26

highest point of the shoulder

Answer 26

acromial

Question 27

armpit

Answer 27

axillary

Question 28

arm

Answer 28

brachial

Question 29

the anterior (front) surface of the elbow

Answer 29

antecubital

Question 30

the posterior (back) surface of the elbow

Answer 30

olecranal

Question 31

forearm

Answer 31

antebrachial

Question 32

wrist

Answer 32

carpal

Question 33

hand

Answer 33

manual

Question 34

palm of the hand

Answer 34

palmer

Question 35

fingers

Answer 35

digital

Question 36

the groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvis

Answer 36

inguinal

Question 37

buttocks

Answer 37

gluteal

Question 38

thigh

Answer 38

femoral

Question 39

anterior (front) surface of the knee

Answer 39

patellar

Question 40

the posterior surface of the knee

Answer 40

crural

Question 41

lateral side of the leg

Answer 41

fibular

Question 42

the posterior surface of the leg

Answer 42

sural

Question 43

ankle

Answer 43

tarsal

Question 44

foot

Answer 44

pedal

Question 45

sole of foot

Answer 45

plantar

Question 46

heel

Answer 46

calcaneal

Question 47

toes

Answer 47

digits

Question 48

superior

Answer 48

above

Question 49

inferior

Answer 49

below

Question 50

anterior (ventral)

Answer 50

closer to the front of the body

Question 51

posterior

Answer 51

closer to the back of the body

Question 52

medial

Answer 52

closer to the midline of the body

Question 53

lateral

Answer 53

farther from the midline of the body

Question 54

intermediate

Answer 54

between 2 structures

Question 55

ipsilateral

Answer 55

on the same side of the body

Question 56

contralateral

Answer 56

on the opposite side of the body

Question 57

proximal

Answer 57

nearer to the point of attachment of the limb or nearer to the origin of a structure

Question 58

distal

Answer 58

farther from the point of attachment of a limb or trunk or farther from the origin of a structure

Question 59

superficial

Answer 59

closer to the surface of the body

Question 60

deep

Answer 60

farther from the surface of the body

Question 61

coronal or frontal plane

Answer 61

passes through vertically and produces anterior and posterior sections

Question 62

transverse plane

Answer 62

passes through horizontally and produces inferior and superior sections

Question 63

divides the body into UNEQUAL right and left portions

Answer 63

parasagittal plane

Question 64

divides the body into EQUAL right and left portions

Answer 64

midsagittal plane

Question 65

passes through the body at an angle

Answer 65

oblique plane

Question 66

plane running along the long axis of a long narrow structure is called:

Answer 66

longitudinal sections

Question 67

a plane running perpendicular to the long axis is called

Answer 67

cross-section