Anatomy Language Flashcards
What’s the coronal plane?
Shoulder to soldier.
Separates anterior & posterior
What’s anatomic position?
Individual standing straight up, feet flat& parallel, eyes forward, palms facing front with thumb pointing away from the body
Transverse plane?
Cross-sectional plane
Horizontal plane
Separates superior and inferior
Midsaggital plane/ median plane?
Middle
Separates lateral sides
Oblique plane?
Angle
Anterior
In front of; towards front surface
Posterior
In back off; toward the back surface
Dorsal
At the back side of the human body
Ventral
At the belly side of the human body
Superior
Closer to the head
Inferior
Closer to the feet
At the rear or tail end?
Caudal
At the head end?
Cranial
Towards the nose
Rostral
Toward the middle line of the body
Medial
Away front the midline of the body
Lateral
Inside, underneath another structure
Deep
On the outside
Superficial
Closes to point of attachment to trunk
Proximal
Furthest from point of attachment to trunk
Distal
Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to hip bone
Abdominal
Forearm
(portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)
Antebrachial
Region anterior to the elbow, also known as the CUBITAL region
Antecubital
Ear
(Visible surface structures of the eat & it’s internal organs)
Auricular
Armpit
Axillary
Arm
(portion of upper limp between shoulder and elbow)
Brachial
Cheek
Bucal
Calcaneal
Heel of the foot
Carpal
Wrist
Cephalic
Head
Cervical
Neck
Hip
Coxal
Cranial
Skull
Crural
Leg
Portion of lower limb between knee and ankle
Deltoid
Shoulder
Digital
Fingers & toes
Dorsal
Back
Femoral
Thigh
Fibular
Lateral aspect of the leg
Frontal
Forehead
Gluteal
Buttock
Hallux
Great toe
Inguinal
Groin
Indicate just the crease junction of thigh w/ trunk
Lumbar
Relating to the loins, or part of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis
Mammary
Breasts
Manus
Hand
Mental
Chin
Nasal
Nose
Occipital
Posterior aspect of the head
Olecranal
Posterior of the elbow
Mouth
Oral
Orbital
Eye
Palmar
Palm of hand
Patellar
Knee cap
Pelvis
Pelvic
Perineal
Diamond shaped region of thighs that contain anus and external reproductive organs
Pes
Foot
Plantar
Sole of the foot
Pollex
Thumb
Popliteal
Area posterior to knee
Pubic
Anterior region of pelvis
Radial
Lateral aspect of forearm
Sacral
Posterior region of hip bone
Scapular
Shoulder blade
Sternal
Anterior middle region of thorax
Sural
Posterior Calf
Tarsal
Root of foot
Thoracic
Chest or thorax
Tibial
Medial aspect of leg
Ulnar
Medial aspect of leg
Umbilical
Navel
Spinal column
Vertebral
Parietal
Lines internal surface
Visceral
covers external surface
Pleural (part of ventral cavity)
Contains lungs