Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
Abdomen
(2)
Belly
Anterior abdominal wall
Thorax
Chest Region
Trunk/Torso
Thorax + Abdomen
Dorsal Trunk
The back
Caput
Head
Pelvis
Area around hip bones
What is housed in the Facial Part of the skull?
(4)
Houses mouth, pharynx, nasal cavity, & mastication (chewing)
What is housed in the Cranial Portion portion of the skull?
Houses the brain, etc.
Lower Extremities
(2)
Connects to trunk
Thigh -> Foot
Upper Extremity
(2)
Connects to trunk
Arms -> Hands
What are the six cavities of the body?
Cranial
Vertebral
Thoracic
Pericardial
Abdominal
Pelvic
What does the Cranial Cavity contain?
Brain
What does the Vertebral Cavity contain?
Spinal column
What does the Thoracic Cavity contain?
Lungs, etc.
What does the Pericardial Cavity contain?
Heart
What does the Abdominal Cavity contain?
Digestive System
What does the Pelvic Cavity contain?
Bladder
Reproductive Organs
Axial Skeleton
(3)
Head
Trunk
Spinal Column
Appendicular Skeleton
(2)
Upper limbs
Lower limbs
Neuraxis
(2)
Axial portion of the brain
Central nervous system
Coronal Plane
Splits front from back
Transverse Plane
At waist
Separates top (head) from bottom (feet)
Sagittal Plane
Splits right from left
Frontal Section
Divides body into front and back halves
Sagittal Section
Right and left cut
Midsagittal Section
The mid point between the right and left halves
What is another name for “Coronal Section”?
Frontal Section
What does the word “sagittal” mean?
Arrow-like
Anterior
Front
Ventral
(2)
Towards the belly
Anterior surface
Posterior
Towards the rear
Dorsal
Towards the back (spine)
Rostral
(3)
“Beak-like”
Towards the head
Can mean anterior
Peripheral
Away from the center
Superficial
On the surface
Deep
(2)
Away from the surface
Closer to the axis of the body
External
(2)
Outside the body
Outside a particular cavity
Internal
(2)
Inside the body
Inside a particular cavity