organization of the body (unit 2) Flashcards
anatomical position
- reference position
- body erect with arms at sides and palms forward
- head and feet forward
bilateral symmetry
right side mirrors left (vice-versa)
ipsilateral structures
structures on the same side
contralateral structures
structures on the opposite side
ventral
front
dorsal
back
abdominopelvic
below diaphragm
axial subdivision
- head
- neck
- torse
appendicular subdivision
upper extremity: arms
lower extremity: legs
right hypochondriac
liver
gallbladder
right kidney
parts of large and small intestine
epigastric
part of liver part of stomach spleen duodenum adrenal glands
left hypochondriac
spleen large and small intestine left kidney pancreas stomach tip of liver
right lumbar
ascending colon
small intestine
party of right kidney
umbilical
duodenum
small intestine
transverse colon
left lumbar
descending colon
left kidney
small intestine
right iliac (inguinal)
appendix
cecum
ascending colon
small intestine
hypogastric
bladder
sigmoid colon
small intestine
reproductive organs
left iliac (inguinal)
sigmoid colon
descending colon
small intestine
superior
above
inferior
below
anterior (ventral)
in front of
posterior (dorsal)
in back of
medial
toward the midline
lateral
away from midline
proximal
closest to heart (attachment)
distal
farthest from heart (attachment)
superficial
outside
deep
inside
sagittal
separates left and right