Lab Exam 1 Flashcards
Towards the head or above
Superior
Towards feet not head
Inferior
At the rear or tail end
Caudal
At the head end
Cranial
In front of; towards the front surface
Anterior
In back of; towards the back surface
Posterior
At the back side of the human body
Dorsal
At the belly side of the human body
Ventral
Closest to point of attachment to trunk
Proximal
Furthest from point of attachment to trunk
Distal
Toward the midline of the body
Medial
Away from the midline of the body
Lateral
On the inside, underneath another structure
Deep
On the outside
Superficial
If you actual cut through what do you make?
Section
An imaginary surface that slices the body into specific sections.
Plane
Three major anatomic planes of reference
Coronal, sagittal, and transverse.
Another name(s) for coronal and what is it?
Frontal, a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior.
Another name(s) for Transverse.
Cross sectional plane or horizontal plane.
Soup bowl (hand motion)
Supination
Pour out soup (hand motion)
Pronation
Region includes head, neck, and trunk which comprise the main vertical axis of our body.
Axial region
Our limbs, appendages, attached to the body axis
Appendicular region.
Plane front back (anterior and posterior)
Coronal
Plane on side (not center) making left and right
Parasagittal