Atlas Flashcards
lying face down
prone
lying face up
supine
person is standing upright
feet flat on the floor
arms at the sides
palms & face directed forward is called….
anatomical position
implies an actual cut or slice to reveal internal anatomy
section
implies an imaginary flat surface passing through the body
plane
What are the 3 major anatomical planes?
sagittal
frontal
transverse
sagittal plane
passes vertically through the body or an organ & divides into left & right
equal left and right half planes vs unequal left and right half planes
median (midsagittal) plane vs parasagittal plane
frontal plane
passes vertically and perpendicular to sagittal plane, except it divides the body into anterior & posterior portions
transverse plane
passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis, divides into superior & inferior portions
Words that describe the location of one structure relative to another
directional terms
toward the front
ventral
toward the back or spine
dorsal
toward the ventral side
anterior
toward the dorsal side
posterior
toward the head or superior end
cephalic
toward the forehead or nose
rostral
toward the tail or inferior end
caudal
above
superior
below
inferior
toward the median plane
medial
away from the median plane
lateral
closer to the point of attachment
proximal
farther from the point of attachment
distal
on the same side of the body
ipsilateral
on opposite sides of the body
contralateral
closer to the body surface
superficial
farther from the body surface
deep
used to denote the upper surface of the foot & the back of the hand
dorsum
what are the 2 major regions of the body & what do they contain?
axial: consists of the head, neck & trunk
appendicular: consists of the upper & lower limbs
what are the 2 major cavities?
dorsal
ventral
What cavities make up the ventral cavity?
Thoracic cavity
Abdominopelvic cavity
What cavities make up the dorsal cavity?
Vertebral cavity
Cranial cavity
nasal
nose
oral
mouth
cervical
neck
axillary
armpit
mammary
breast
brachial
upper arm
antecubital
front of the elbow
abdominal
abdomen
antebrachial
lower arm
carpal
wrist
manus
hand
digital
fingers
pubic
genitals
crural
lower leg
tarsal
ankle
orbital
eye socket
buccal
cheek
mental
chin
sternal
breastbone
thoracic
chest
umbilical
navel
inguinal
groin
coxal
hip
patellar
anterior knee
pedal
foot
otic
ear
occipital
back of head
vertebral
spinal column
dorsum
back
lumbar
lower back
sacral
between hips
gluteal
buttock
perineal
anus to genitalia
femoral
thigh
popliteal
posterior knee
sural
calf
plantar
sole
the pericardial cavity is located in which cavity?
thoracic cavity
how many organ systems does the human body have?what are they?
11: integumentary skeletal muscular nervous endocrine circulatory lymphatic respiratory urinary digestive reproductive
