Basic Anatomy Flashcards
Inferior
Away from head
Stomach: bladder
Anterior
Front of body
Rectus abdominus: internal oblique
Medial
Towards midline
Spine: ribs
Superficial
Towards surface of body
Brain: skin
Visceral
Organs within body cavity
Parietal pleura: heart
Distal
Farther from attachment of limb
Metatarsals: distal phalanx
Ipsilateral
Same side of body as another structure
Left kidney: left lung
Superior
Toward head/upper
Chest: head
Cranial
Toward head/upper (superior)
Coccyx: ilium
Medullary
Core of organ/body structure
Adrenal cortex: adrenal gland
Parietal
Wall of body cavity
Visceral pleura: costal pleura
Ventral
Front of body
Stomach: small intestine
Contralateral
Opposite side of body as another structure
Right kidney: left kidney
Dorsal
Posterior
Trachea: esophagus
Lateral
Farther from midline
Scapula: humerus
Posterior
Nearer/toward back of body
Sternum: heart
Intermediate
Between two structures
Left/right ribs: sternum
Caudal
Away from head (inferior)
Cervical vertebrae: coccyx
Cephalic
Toward head/upper (superior)
Patella: femur
Proximal
Nearer to attachment of limb
Metatarsals: foot
Cortical
Outer layer of internal organ/struct.
Thalamus (brain): meninges
Adbominal
Abdomen
Acromial
Shoulder
Antebrachial
Forearm
Anticubital
Front of elbow
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Arm
Buccal
Cheek
Calcaneal
Heel
Carpal
Wrist
Cephalic
Head
Cervical
Neck
Coxal
Hip
Cranial
Skull
Crural
Leg