Anatomical Position And Directional Terms Flashcards
Front of head
Frontal
Eyes
Orbital
Cheek
Buccal
Chin
Mental
Neck
Cervical
Head (as a whole)
Cephalic
Back of head
Occipital
Shoulder
Acromial
Arm
Brachial
Inside (crease) of elbow
Antecubital
Outside of elbow
Olecranal
Wrist
Carpal
Chest area as a whole
Thoracic
Center of chest
Sternum
Armpit
Axillary
Breast
Mammary
Forearm
Antebrachial
Shoulder blades
Scapular
Upper spine, close to ribs, between neck and lower back
Vertebral
Lower spine
Lumbar
Tail bone
Sacral
Belly button
Umbilical
Back side
Gluteal
Between anus and external genitalia
Perineal
Lowest part of abdomen, near groin
Pelvic
Hand (as a whole)
Manus
Palm of hand
Palmar
Thumb
Pollex
Fingers
Digital
Back of hand
Metacarpal
Hip
Coxal
Thigh
Femoral
Knee
Patellar
Back of knee
Popliteal
Lower leg (anterior side)
Crural
Calf
Sural
Lateral side of lower leg
Fibular or peroneal
Foot
Pedal
Ankle
Tarsal
Heel
Calcaneal
Top of foot
Metatarsal
Toes
Digital
Bottom of foot
Plantar
Big toe
Hallux
Front of body
Ventral
Back of body
Dorsal
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body; above
Superior (cranial)
The head is superior, or cranial, to the abdomen
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
Inferior (caudal)
The navel is inferior to, or caudal to, the chin.
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Anterior (ventral)
The breastbone is anterior to the spine.
Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Posterior (dorsal)
The heart is posterior to the breastbone.
Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
Medial
The heart is medial to the arm.
Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
Lateral
The arm is lateral to the chest.
Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Intermediate
The collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and shoulder.
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
Proximal
The elbow is proximal to the wrist.
Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Distal
The knee is distal to the thigh
Toward or at the body surface
Superficial (external)
The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles
Away from the body surface; more internal
Deep (internal)
The lungs are deep to the skin.
The head, neck, and trunk
Axial part of the body
The appendages, or limbs, attached to the body’s axis
Appendicular part of the body
What are the two fundamental divisions of our body?
Axial and appendicular regions.
A vertical line that divides the body into right and left parts
Sagittal plane
Specific sagittal plane that lies exactly at the midline
Median plane or midsagittal plane
What type of sagittal plane is offset from the midline?
Parasagittal plane
Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
Frontal (or coronal) plane
A plan that runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
Transverse plane or cross section
Cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes; confusing and difficult to interpret, so seldom used
Oblique sections
What scheme do medical personnel use to divide the abdominal cavity?
RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
What is the centermost abdominopelvic region called?
Umbilical
What is the region directly superior to the umbilical region called?
Epigastric
What is the region directly inferior to the umbilical region called?
Pubic/hypogastric
What are the regions lateral to the umbilical region called?
Right and left lumbar regions
What are the regions lateral to the epigastric region called?
Right and left hypochondriac regions
What are the regions lateral to the hypogastric region called?
Right and left iliac regions
