Chapter 1 Flashcards
Abdominal
Abdomen
Antecubital
Elbow-pit
Antebrachial
Forearm
Anterior
Nearer to or at the front of the body
Auricle or Otic
Ear
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Arm
Buccal
Cheek
Calcaneal
Heel
Carpal
Wrist
Cephalic
Head
Cervical
Neck
Contralateral
On the opposite side of the body from another structure
Coronal (Frontal) Plane
Divides body Front and back
Coxal
Hip
Cranial
Skull
Crural
Leg
Deep
Away from the surface of the body
Digital or Phalangeal
Fingers or Toes
Distal
Towards the End of the Limb
Dorsal
Back
Dorsum
Top of Foot and Back of Hand
Facial
Face
Frontal
Forehead
Femoral
Thigh
Gluteal
Buttock
Hallux
Big Toe
Iliac (or inguinal)
Groin
Ipsilateral
On the same side of the body as another structure
Inferior
Towards the Toes
Intermediate
Between Two Structures
Lateral
Away from the Midline
Lumbar
Loin (Lower Back)
Mammary
Breast
Manual
Hand
Medial
Towards the Midline
Median Plane
Divides Along Midline
Mental
Chin
Nasal
Nose
Oblique Plane
Diagonal Plane
Occipital
Base of Skull
Olecranal or Cubital
Back of Elbow
Oral
Mouth
Orbital or Ocular
Eye
Palmar or Volar
Palm
Patellar
Anterior Surface of Knee
Pedal
Foot
Perineal
Region of Anus and External Genitals
Pelvic
Pelvis
Plantar
Sole
Pollex
Thumb
Popliteal
Hollow Behind Knee
Posterior or Dorsal
Nearer to or at the back of the body
Proximal
Towards the Attachment of the Limb or Structure
Pubic
Pubis
Sacral
Between Hips
Scapular
Shoulder Blade
Sagittal (Median) Plane
Passes through Midline
Sternal
Breastbone
Superficial
Toward or on the surface of the body
Superior
Toward the Head or upper part of a structure
Sural
Calf
Tarsal
Ankle
Temporal
Temple
Thoracic
Chest
Transverse Plane
Parallel to ground.
Trunk
Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic
Umbilical
Navel
Ventral
Nearer to or at the front of the body
Vertebral
Spinal Column
Anatomical Position
Person stands erect, facing the observer, the upper extremities are places at the sides, the palms of the hands are turned forward, and the feet are flat on the floor
Supine Position
body lying faceup
Components of Homeostatic Feedback Loop
Stimulus
Controlled Condition
Receptors
Control Center
Effectors
Response
Prone Position
body lying facedown