Chapter 2 - VOCABULARY Flashcards
Right Hypochondriac Region
Right upper region below the cartilage of the ribs that extend over the abdomen
Left Hypochondriac Region
Left upper region below the rib cartilage
Epigastric Region
Region above the stomach
Right Lumbar Region
Right middle region near the waist
Left lumbar region
Left middle region near the waist
Umbilical region
Region of the navel or umbilicus
Right inguinal region
Right lower region near the groin
Left inguinal region
Left lower region near the groin
Hypogastric region
Middle lower region below the umbilical region
Cervical
Neck region
7 vertebrae
C1-C7
Thoracic
Chest region
12 vertebrae
T1-T12
Each bone is joined to a rib
Lumbar
Lion or flank region
Between ribs and hipbone
5 vertebrae
L1-L5
Sacral
Sacrum
5 bones fused together to form 1
S1-S5
Coccygeal
Coccyx - tailbone
Small bone of 4 fused pieces
Spinal Column
Backbones or vertebrae (bone tissue)
Spinal Cord
Nerves surrounded by the column (nerve tissue)
Anterior (ventral)
Front side of the body
Posterior (dorsal)
Back side of the body
Deep
Away from the surface
Superficial
On the surface
Proximal
NEAR the point of attachment to the trunk or NEAR the beginning of a structure
Distal
FAR from the point of attachment to the trunk or FAR from the beginning of a structure.
Inferior
Below another structure
Superior
Above another structure
Medial
Pertaining to the middle or near the middle plain
Lateral
Pertaining to the side
Supine
Lying on the back
Prone
Lying on the belly
Frontal plane - Coronal
Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions
Sagittal plane - lateral
Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides
Traversal plane - Axial
Horizontal (cross sectional) plane running across the body parallel to the ground.
