Anatomical Language Flashcards
What is anatomical position?
Someone standing with feet shoulder length apart, arms down at the sides with palms facing forward
What does anterior mean?
front of the body
What does posterior mean?
back of the body
What does superior mean?
Up/ Towards the head
What does inferior mean?
Its downwards/ towards the feet
What does proximal mean?
closer to another part
What does distal mean?
further from a specific part
What does medial mean?
Towards the midline of the body
What does lateral mean?
away from the midline of the body
What does superficial mean?
Towards the skin
What does deep mean?
away from the skin or inside of the body
What is the anatomical term for stomach?
Abdomen/ Abdominal
What is the anatomical term for shoulder?
Shoulder/Acromial
What is the anatomical term for forearm?
Antebrachium/Antebrachial
What is the anatomical term for armpit?
Axilla/Axillary
What is the anatomical term for upper arm?
Brachium/Brachial
What is the anatomical term for wrist?
Carpus/ Carpal
What is the anatomical term for hand?
Manus/Manual
What is the anatomical term for neck?
Cervix/Cervical
What is the anatomical term for head?
Cranium/Cranial
What is the anatomical term for thigh?
Femur/Femoral
What is the anatomical term for butt?
Gluteal/Gluteal
What is the anatomical term for groin?
Inquin/ Inguinal
What is the anatomical term for low back?
Lumbus/lumbar
What is the anatomical term for Palm?
Palm/ Palmar
What is the anatomical term for hips?
Pelvis/ Pelvic
What is the anatomical term for foot?
Pes/ Pedal
What is the anatomical term for sole of the foot?
Planta/ Plantar
What is the anatomical term for shoulder blade?
Scapula/ scapular
What is the anatomical term for chest?
Thorax/Thoracic
What is the anatomical term for spine?
Vertebra/Vertebral
What does the sagittal plane divide the body into?
It divides the body into left and right sides
What does midsagittal plane divide the body into?
It divides the body into left and right sides down the midline
What does the parasagittal plane divide the body into?
It unevenly divides the body into left and right sides
What does the frontal plane divide the body into?
It divides the body into anterior and posterior sides
What does the transverse plane divide the body into?
Superior and inferior portions
What is the name of the bone that surrounds the brain and makes up the face?
Skull
What is the name of the bone structure that consists of small stacked bones on the posterior side of the thorax?
Vertebral Column
What is the name of the bone that spans the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions?
Vertebrae
What is the name of the bone that is made up of fused vertebrae that attaches to the pelvis?
Sacrum
What is the name of the bone that consists of fused vertebrae that forms a small triangular bone?
Coccyx
What is the name of the bone that is commonly described as the “breastbone”?
Sternum
What is the name of the bones that is commonly described as ribs?
Costals
What is the name of the bone that is commonly referred to as the collarbone?
Clavicle
What is the name of the bone that is commonly described as the shoulder blade?
Scapula
What is the name of the bone that is the upper portion of your arm?
Humerus
What is the name of the bone in your forearm that on the lateral or thumb side ?
Radius
What is the name of the bone in your forearm that is on the medial or pinky side?
Ulna
What is the name of the bones that are in your wrist?
Carpals
What is the name for the 5 bones in your hand?
Metacarpals
What is the name for the bones in your fingers and toes?
Phalanges
What is the name for the bone that commonly referred to as the pelvis?
Os Coxae
What is the name for the bone in your thigh?
Femur
What the name for the medial bone in your shin?
Tibia
What is the name for the lateral bone in your shin?
Fibula
What is the name for bones in you foot near the ankle?
Tarsals
What is the name for the 5 bones in the middle of your foot?
Metatarsals