Anatomical Position And Directional Terms Flashcards
Cephalic
Frontal-between eye brows Orbital-eye region Nasal-nasal region Oral- mouth region Mental-chin
Cervical
Throat
Thoracic
Sternal- sternum
Axillary-arm pit
Mammary-boob area
Abdominal
Umbilical-belly button
Pelvic
Inguinal- groin
Upper limb
Acromial-shoulder Brachial-arm Antecubital-inner elbow Olecranal-back of elbow Antebrachial-forearm Carpal-wrist
Manus(hand)
Metacarpal-first bones on ya hand
Palmar-palm
Pollex-thumb
Digital-fingers
Lower limb
Coxal-hip Femoral-thigh Patellar-knew Popliteal-back of knee Crural-leg Sural-calf Fibular or peroneal-side of leg
Pedal(foot)
Tarsal-ankle Calcaneal-heel Metatarsal-top of foot Digital-toes Plantar-bottom of your foot Hallux -big toe
Cephalic
Optic-ears
Occipital-back of head
Back (dorsal)
Scapular-shoulder blades Vertebral-spine Lumbar-lower back Sacral-crack Gluteal-butt cheek Perineal-between anus and external genitalia
Superior(cranial)
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
Inferior(caudal)
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body; below
Anterior(ventral)- only the same in humans
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Posterior(dorsal)-only the same for humans
Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Medial
Toward or at the midline of the body;on the inner side of
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body;on the outer side of
Intermediate
Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Proximal
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Distal
Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Superficial (external)
Toward or at the body surface
Deep(internal)
Away from the body surface; more internal
Median(midsagittal) plane
Follows spine
Frontal(coronal) plane
Goes long ways. Shoulder to shoulder
Transverse plane
Like the x-axis.
