Test 1 Flashcards
above
superior
below
inferior
head of body
cranial
away from head
caudal
back
posterior
back
dorsal
front
anterior
front
ventral
toward midline
medial
toward trunk/origin
proximal
away from trunk/origin
distal
at or close to surface
superficial
farther from surface
deep
axial or horizontal
transverse plane
coronal (front and back)
frontal plane
midline (left and right)
sagital plane
lining on inside covering organs
visceral layer
forms outside wall of cavity
parietal layer
back of head
occipital
wall of a cavity
parietal
forehead region/anterior cranial vault
frontal
temples/side of head
temporal
eye region
orbital
underneath eye
infraorbital
cheekbone area
zygomatic
cheek, from perioral to ear
buccal
mouth and around mouth
oral and perioral
chin
mental
nose
nasal
a bundle of neuron axons in peripheral nervous system
nerve
nerves connecting to brain
cranial
nerves connecting to spine
spinal
part of neuron receiving incoming signals
dendrites
part of neuron with nucleus and organelles
cell body
part of neuron carrying outgoing signals
axon
composed of all nervous tissue outside central nervous system, the brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system
caries information to and from CNS
peripheral nervous system
in the afferent division of PNS
sensory neurons
convey sensory information to CNS
sensory neurons
in the efferent division of PNS
motor neurons
carry commands from CNS to effectors
motor neurons
tubular passage or tunnel
canal