Basic Anatomical Terms Flashcards
Anatomical Positions/Planes
- Horizonal/Transverse
- Sagittal
- Coronal
Horizontal/Transverse
upper and lower half
Coronal
front and back
Sagittal
right and left half
Anatomical Orientations
- Superior or Rostral
- Inferior or Caudal
- Anterior or Ventral
- Posterior or Dorsal
Superior or Rostral
UPPER-toward head
Inferior or Caudal
LOWER-toward tail
Anterior or Ventral
toward front-BELLY
Posterior or Dorsal
toward back
Superficial
toward surface
Deep
away from surface
Lateral
away from midline axis structure of body
Medial
toward the middle
Promixial
toward body or root of extremity
Distal
away from body or root of extremity
Bilateral
paired structures having right and left members
Unilateral
structure only occurs on one side of the body
Ipsilateral
refers to something occuring on the same side of the body in relation to another structure
Contralateral
occuring on the opposite side of the body in relation to something else
