anatomy terms Flashcards
What is the anatomical position?
The standard position for terminology
Why do we have directional terms?
They allow anatomists to explain where a part of the body is in relation to another
What would be the most superior area of the body?
Towards the head
What would be the most inferior area of the body?
Towards the feet
What is the ventral area of the body?
The front side
What is the dorsal area of the body?
The back side
What is the medial area of the body?
Towards the middle of the body vertically
What would be a lateral area of the body?
Away from the middle of the body vertically
What does proximal mean?
Closer to
What does distal mean?
Farther away from
What does superficial mean?
Outermost layer
What does deep mean?
Layer farther down below the skin
The wrist is ______ to the hand.
Proximal
The breastbone is _____ to the spine.
Ventral
The brain is _____ to the spinal cord.
Superior
The thumb is ______ to the fingers.
Lateral
The chest is ______ to the back.
Ventral
Where is the cephalic region?
The head
Where is the cervical region?
The throat
Where is the thoracic region?
The chest
Where is the abdominal region?
The stomach
Where is the pelvic region?
The pelvis/groin
Where is the pubic region?
The genitals
Where is the manus region?
The hand
Where is the pedal region?
The foot
The kneecap is also known as the _____ region.
Patellar
The lower back is also known as the ______ region.
Lumbar
The belly button is also known as the _______ region.
Umbilical
The fingers are known as the ______ region.
Digital
The forearm is known as the ______ region.
Antibrachial
If you cut the body through the saggital plane, how is it cut?
Medially through the body separating it into left and right sections
If you cut the body through the frontal plane, how is it cut?
Through the middle of the body separating it into front and back sections
If you cut the body through the transverse plane, how is it cut?
Though the middle separating it into top and bottom sections
