Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
The scientific discipline that investigates the structure of the body.
ANATOMY
This term masons to dissect or cut apart and separate the parts of the body for study.
ANATOMY
This includes the structure of body parts, their microscopic organization, and the processes by which they develop.
ANATOMY
TWO BASIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF ANATOMY
SYSTEMIC ANATOMY
REGIONAL ANATOMY
TWO BASIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF ANATOMY
- Study of the body by systems, such as the cardiovascular, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems. It is the approach taken in this and most introductory textbooks.
SYSTEMIC ANATOMY
TWO BASIC APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF ANATOMY
- The study of the organization of the body by areas. Within each region, such as the head, abdomen, or arm, all systems are studied simultaneously. This is the approach taken in most medical and dental schools.
REGIONAL ANATOMY
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: PLANES
SAGITTAL PLANE
TRANSVERSE PLAEN (HORIZONTAL PLANE)
FRONTAL PLANE (CORONAL PLANE
OBLIQUE PLANE
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: PLANES
- Runs vertically through the body and separates it into right and left parts. A median plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves.
SAGITTAL PLANE
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: PLANES
- Runs parallel to the surface of the ground, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts.
TRANSVERSE PLANE / HORIZONTAL PLANE
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: PLANES
- Runs vertically from right to left and divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
FRONTAL PLANE / CORONAL PLANE
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: PLANES
- Runs in different angular levels.
OBLIQUE PLANE
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: CAVITIES
THORACIC CAVITY
MEDIASTINUM
ABDOMINAL CAVITY
PELVIC CAVITY
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: CAVITIES
- Surrounded by the rib cage and is separated from the abdominal cavity by the muscular diaphragm.
THORACIC CAVITY
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: CAVITIES
- Partition containing the heart, the thymus, the trachea, the esophagus, and other structures. The two lungs are located on each side.
MEDIASTINUM
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: CAVITIES
- Bounded primarily by the abdominal muscles and contains the stomach, the intestines, the liver, the spleen, the pancreas, and the kidneys.
ABDOMINAL CAVITY
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: CAVITIES
- A small space enclosed by the bones of the pelvis and contains the urinary bladder, part of the large intestine, and the internal reproductive organs.
PELVIC CAVITY
It is conceptually useful to discuss the body in reference to a series of planes (imaginary flat surfaces) passing through it. Sectioning the body is a way to “look inside” and observe the body’s structure.
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES : PLANES
Contains three large cavities that do not open to the outside of the body: the thoracic cavity, the abdominal cavity, and the pelvic cavity.
TRUNK
Often subdivided superficially into four sections, or quadrants by two imaginary lines—one horizontal and one vertical—that intersect the navel.
ABDOMEN
The abdomen is sometimes subdivided into regions by four imaginary lines—two horizontal and two vertical, The four lines create an imaginary tic-tac-toe figure on the abdomen, resulting in nine regions: Epigastric, Right and left hypochondriac, Umbilical, Right and left Lumbar Hypogastric, and Right and left Iliac
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: QUADRANT
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the body’s right side
TERM
- RIGHT
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the body’s left side
TERM
- LEFT
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Below
TERM
- INFERIOR
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Above
TERM
- SUPERIOR
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the front of the body.
TERM
- ANTERIOR
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the back of the body
POSTERIOR
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the back (synonymous with the posterior)
TERM
- DORSAL
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the belly (synonymous with the anterior)
TERM
- VENTRAL
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Closer to a point of attachment
PROXIMAL
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Farther from a long of attachment
TERM
- DISTAL
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Away from the midline of the body.
TERM
- LATERAL
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward the middle or midline of the body
TERM
- MEDIAL
ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGIES: DIRECTIONAL TERMS
DEFINITION
- Toward or on the surface
TERM
- SUPERFICIAL