Anatomical Terms Flashcards
Cephalic
all of the head
orbital
eye
nasal
nose
oral
mouth
mental
chin
cervical
neck
thoracic
chest
axillary
arm pit
mammary
breast
abdominal
abdomen
umbilical
navel
pelvic
pelvis
pubic
genitals
acromial
point of shoulder
brachial
arm
antecubital
front of elbow
olecranal
back of elbow
antebrachial
forearm
carpal
wrist
manus
hand
digital
fingers
coxal
hip
femoral
thigh
pateller
knee
popliteal
back of neck
crural
leg
sural
calf
tarsal
ankle
vertebral
spinal column
lumbar
loin
sacral
posterior region between hips
posterior/dorsal
back orientation
anterior/ventral
front orientation
superior/cephalic
up orientation
inferior/caudal
down orientation
medial/proximal
towards the midline of body
lateral/distal
away from the midline of body
superficial
outwards of body, towards skin
deep
inside of body, towards organs
open cavity
cavity open to outside world
closed cavity
cavity not exposed to outside world
midsagittal plane
line that divides right from left down the middle of body
frontal plane
line that divides front and back of body
transverse plane
line that divides up and down portions of body