Anatomical Terminology ๐ฅผ Flashcards
Towards the head
Craniala
Towards the tail
Caudal
Above/on top of
Superior
Under/below
Inferior
The front (before)
Anterior
The back behind
Posterior
The belly side
Ventral
The back
Dorsal
the location of muscle in relation to the overlying skin?
Deep
In the human brain, the cerebal cortex isโฆ
The grey matter of the cerebral cortex is superficial to the white matter.
In the rat, the trachea is
Ventral to the oesophagus
The ear is
Lateral to the Eye as the ear is furthest away from the midline
Describe the position of the hand in relation to the skull in a human standing in the anatomical position.
The hand is lateral and inferior to the skull
Describe the position of the Exenerโs area in relation to Wernickeโs area in the brain.
Exenerโs area Is superior and anterior to the Wernickeโs area
A vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides
Sagittal plane