Mod 1: Anatomical Terms Flashcards
What’s the line that goes vertical through the body and separates left and right?
Midline
What’s the term when talking about closest to the midline?
Medial
What’s the term for things going away from the midline?
Lateral
What’s the term when referring to further away from the core of the body?
Distal
What’s the term when referring to closer to the core of the body?
Proximal
Two terms for the front of the body
Anterior (ventral)
Two terms for the back of the body
Posterior (dorsal) *remember dorsal like dorsal fin on a fish
Term for above
Superior
Term for below
Inferior
Term for a cut at or near the body’s surface
Superficial *ex. Paper cut
Term for an incision away from the body’s surface (inwards)
Deep
How does the sagittal plane divide the body?
Into left and right
Transverse plane divides the body into
Divides horizontally into upper (superior) & loser (inferior) portions
*used by CT scanners to reveal internal organs
Frontal plane divides the body…
Lengthwise into anterior or posterior portions
What’s the patellar
Knee
What’s the femoral Area
Thigh
What’s the pedal area
Foot
What’s the palmar area
Palm
Digital area
Fingers
What’s that inguinal area
Groin
Deltoid area
Shoulders
Popliteal area
Back of knee
Scapular area
Shoulder blade
Brachial area
Upper arm
Axillary area
Armpit
Antecubital area
Front of elbow
Otic area
Ear
Sacral area
Large wedge shape vertebra at the inferior end of the spine
Buccal area
Cheek
Carpal area
Wrist
Where is the thoracic cavity
Chest area - Surrounded by ribs and chest muscles
The abdominopelvic cavity consists of what two cavities?
Abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
Where is the ventral cavity? separated by the diaphragm, what two compartments does it consist of?
Front of body - Thoracic cavity & abdominopelvic cavity
Where is the dorsal cavity located?
Back of the body
What region are the Small intestines, descending colon, sigmoid colon found?
Left iliac region
Small intestines, appendix, cecum, ascending colon are part of what region?
Right iliac region
Pancreas, small intestines, transverse colon are part of what region?
Umbilical region
Liver, gallbladder, right kidney are part of what region?
Right hypochondriac region
Stomach, liver (tip), left kidney, spleen are part of what region?
Left hypochondriac region
Stomach, liver, pancreas, right and left kidneys are part of what region?
Epigastric region
Small intestines, descending colon, left kidney are part of what region?
Left lumbar region
Liver (tip), small intestines, ascending colon, right kidney are part of what region?
Right lumbar region
Small intestines, sigmoid colon, bladder are part of what region?
Hypogastric region
The heart is located in the
Mediastinum
