lDefinition of terms Flashcards
toward the head, or the upper part of structure
Superior
Away from the head, or the lower part of structure
inferior
nearer to or at the front of the body
Anterior
nearer or at the back of the body
posterior
Nearer to the middle, an imaginary vertical line that divides the body into equal left and right slides.
medial
farther from the midline or midsagittal plane
Lateral
between two structures
Intermediate
on the same side of the body as another structure
ipsilateral
on the oppsite side of the body as another structure
Contralateral
Nearer to the attachment of the limb to the trunk: nearer to the original structure
proximal
farther from the attachement of a limb to the trunk: farther from the original structure
distal
towards or on the surface of the body
superficial
away from the surface of the body
deep
example of use
The heart is _____ to the liver
superior
example ofnuse: the sternum (breast bone) is \_\_\_\_\_ to the heart
anterior
example of use: The Esophagus (food tube) is \_\_\_\_ to the tranchea (windpipe)
Posterior
example of use:
the ulna is____ to the radius
medial
example of use:
the lungs are ___ to the heart
lateral
example of use:
the transverse colon is _____ to the ascending and descending colons
intermidiate
example of use :
the gallbladder and ascending are ____
ipsilateral
example of use:
the ascending and descending colons are ___
Contralateral
example of use: The humerus (arm bone) is \_\_\_\_ to the radius
proximal
example of use: the phalanges ( finger bones) are \_\_\_\_ to the carpls ( wrist bone)
distal
example of use :
the ribs are ___ to the lungs
superficial
example of use
the stomach is _____ to the lungs
inferior
example of use:
the ribs are ___ to the skin of the chest and back
deep
means “away from the center.” It refers to areas away from the center of the body or a body part
peripheral
At or near the center. In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), is the opposite of “peripheral” which means away from the center.
central
Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the liver, pancreas or intestines). In a figurative sense, something “” is felt “deep down.” It is a “gut feeling
visceral
meaning “belonging to the wall” that the ancient anatomists used to designate the wall, as of a body cavity. For examples, there are the: Parietal bone – the main side bone of the skull. Parietal lobe – the main side lobe of the brain (it is beneath the parietal bone).29 Mar 2021
parietal
