Basic terminology Flashcards
Anatomical term for armpit?
Axilla
Anatomical term for tummy?
Abdomen
Anatomical term for belly button?
Umbilicus
What does ‘cyto’ mean?
Cell
What does ‘itis’ mean?
Inflammation
What does ‘bi’ mean?
Two
What does ‘ulum’ mean?
Little or small
What does ‘gastrikos’ mean?
Of the stomach
What does ‘serratus’ mean?
Like the teeth of a saw
Jagged
How does the coronal/ frontal plane divide the body?
Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections
Front and back
How does the transverse/ axial plane divide the body?
Into superior and inferior sections
Horizontally
How does the median/ mid-sagittal plane divide the body?
Plane divides the body equally into left and right parts
How does the sagittal/ para-sagittal plane divide the body?
Vertically and parallel
Not necessarily into equal left and right parts (that would be the mid-sagittal plane)
What does superior mean?
Towards the top
In humans the head is the top
What does inferior mean?
Towards the bottom
What does cranial mean?
Towards the head
What does caudal mean?
Towards the tail
What does posterior mean?
Towards the back
What does anterior mean?
Towards the front
What does dorsal mean?
Towards the back
What does ventral mean?
Towards the front
What does lateral mean?
Towards the outside
What does medial mean?
Towards the midline
What does distal mean?
Further away from the attachment to the body
What does proximal mean?
Closer to the attachment to the body
