Terminology Flashcards
The front surface of the body?
Anterior/Ventral
The back surface of the body?
Posterior/Dorsal
Above, or at level closest to the head?
Superior
Below, or further away from the head?
Inferior
Farther from the body surface?
Deep
Closer to the body surface?
Superficial
A plane that seperates right and left portions?
Sagital
To seperate the anterior and ventral portions of the body?
Frontal/Coronal
To cut the head of the body
Transverse
To cut across the axis of an organ?
Cross Section
To cut the long axis of an organ?
Longitudinal Section
The brain cavity and spinal cavity make up what?
The dorsal cavity
The thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and abdominopelvic cavity make up what?
The ventral cavity
What is ipsilateral?
The same side of the body
What is contrlateral?
The opposite side of the body
