Language Of Anatomy Flashcards
Axial
Relating to the head neck and truck, the axis of the body.
Appendicular
Relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis
Anatomical position
Body is erect with feet slightly apart head and toes pointed forward and arms hanging at all sides with palms facing forward
Acromial
Point of the shoulder
Brachial
Arms
Calcaneal
Heel of the foot
Cephalic
Head
Dorsal
Back
Femoral
Thigh
Gluteal
Buttocks or rump
Lumbar
Area of the back between the ribs and hips;the loin
Manus
Hand
Occipital
Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
Olecranal
Posterior aspect of the elbow
Otic
Ear
Pedal
Foot
Perineal
Region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)
Plantar
Sole of the foot
Popliteal
Back of the knee
Scapular
Scapula or shoulder blade area
Sural
Calf or posterior surface of the leg
Vertebral
Area of the spinal column
Pubic
Genital region
Sternal
Region of the breastbone
Tarsal
Ankle
Thoracic
Chest
Umbilical
Navel
Abdominal
Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
Acromial
Point of the shoulder
Antebrachial
Forearm
Antecubital
Anterior surface of the elbow
Axillary
Armpit
Coxal
Hip
Digital
Fingers and toes
Inguinal
Groin area
Pollex
Thumb
Pedal
Foot
Patellar
Knee
Mammary
Breast region
Sagittal plane
Plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts referred to as a Sagittarius plane.
Midsagittal or medial plane
A plane that divides the body to equal parts right down the middle of the body
Frontal plane or coronal plane
Longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse plans
Runs horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
Cephalad
Toward the head/superior
Dorsal/ventral
Backside
Proximal/distal
Nearer the trunk or attached end
Superficial or external/drop
Toward or at the body surface
Dorsal body cavity
Can be subdivided into two cavities/ the cranial cavity which contains the brain and the vertebral cavity which contains the delicate spinal cord
Ventral body cavity
Thoracic cavity that contains the pericardial cavity and the pleural cavities both are protected by the bony rib cage the diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal pelvic cavity
Abdomino pelvic cavity
Houses the stomach liver intestines liver and other organs and the pelvic cavity that contains the reproductive organs bladder and rectum
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Right hypogastric region
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Right iliac (inguinal) region
Right lumbar region
In between Right hypochondriac region and right iliac region
epigastric region
Above umbilical region
Umbilical region
Above hypogastric (pubic) region
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Left hypogastric region
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Left iliac (inguinal) region
Left lumbar region
In between left hypochondriac region and left iliac region
Base
Supports the microscope
Sun stage light
Located in the base and light passes directly upward
Stage
The platform on which the slide rests on while being viewed
Condenser
Small substage light that concentrates light on a specimen and may have a knob that rises and lowers the condenser
Iris diaphragmatic
An arm attached to the condenser that regulates the amount of light the passes through the condenser
Coarse adjustment knob
Used to focus on the specimen at the lowest power setting
Fine adjustment knob
Used for precise focusing once coarse focusing has been completed
Head of microscope
Supports the objective lens system and the ocular lens
Arm
Vertical portion of the microscope that connects the base and the head
Ocular lens
Allows observation of an object at 10x and one lens contains a pointer used to indicate a specific area
Rotating nosepiece
A rotating mechanism at the base of the head and carries three to four objective lenses
Objective lenses
Adjustable system found on the rotating nosepiece and allow the change of degree of magnification
Tissue
Group of cell that are similar in structure and function
Organ
Structure composed of two or more tissue types that performs a specific function for the body
Organ system
Group of organs that act together to perform a particular body function
Integumentary (skin) major organs
Epidermal and dermal regions; cutaneous sense organs and glands
Integumentary (skin) functions
- protects deeper organs
- excretes salts and urea
- aids in regulation of body temperature
- produces vitamin d
Skeletal organs
- bones
- cartilage
- tendons
- ligaments
- joints
Skeletal function
•body support and protection of internal organs
- provides levers for muscular action
- cavities provide a site for blood cell formation
Muscular organs
Muscles attached to skeleton
Muscles functions
- to contract or shorten
* generate heat
Nervous organs
- brain
- spinal cord
- nerves
- sensory receptors
Nervous functions
- allows body to detect changes
* helps maintain homeostasis
Endocrine organs
- pituitary
- thymus
- thyroid
- parathyroid
- adrenal
- pineal glands
- ovaries
- testes
- pancreas