Test 2 Flashcards
Levels of Organization
- Chemical Level
- Cellular Level
- Tissue Level
- Organ Level
- System Level
- Organismal Level
Standard Position
- Subject stands erect facing observer
- Head level and eyes facing forward
- Lower limbs parallel
- Feet flat on floor directed forward
- Upper limbs at side
- Palms facing forward
Superior
Above or higher in position; Toward the head
Cranial
Relating to the skull or head; Toward the head
Inferior
Below or lower in position; Toward the feet
Rostral
Relating to the hose and mouth region; Toward the face
Caudal
Relating to the tail; at or near the tail or posterior part of the body
Anterior
Nearer to or at the front of the body
Posterior
Nearer to or at the back of the body
Ventral
Relating to the belly side of the body; Toward the belly
Dorsal
Relating to the back side of the body; Toward the back
Medial
Nearer to the midline
Lateral
Farther from the midline
Intermediate
Between two structures
Ipsilateral
On the same side of the body’s midline as another structure
Contralateral
On the opposite side of the body’s midline from another structure
Proximal
Nearer to the attachmen of a limb to the trunk; Nearer to the origination of a structure
Distal
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; Farther from the origination of a structure
Superficial
Toward or on the surface of the body
Deep
Away from the surface of the body
External
Toward the outside of a structure