Unit 7 Body Structure Flashcards
What is anatomical position?
- the body is standing upright
- feet are parallel, shoulder width apart and toes forward
- upper limbs held out at each side with the palms forward
What is the Skull in anatomical term?
Cranium
Anatomical Term for neck? Chin?
Cevicisis = neck mentis = chin
Anatomical Term for Ear? Nose?
Auris = ear Nasus = nose
Anatomical term for eye? cheek?
oculus = eye bucca = cheek
Anatomical Term of Face and mouth
facies = face oris = mouth
Anatomical Term for front of elbow? back of elbow?
antecubitis = front of elbow olecranon = back of elbow
Anatomical Term for forearm? wrist? Thumb?
antebrachicium = forearm carpus = wrist pollex = thumb
Anatomical Term for Palm? Fingers? Hand?
palma = palm digits = fingers manus = hand
Anatomical term for armpit? arm?
Axilla = armpit brachium = arm
Anatomical Term for Chest? Breast?
Thorcis = chest mamma = breast
Anatomical Term for Abdomen? Navel?
abdomen = abs umbilicus = navel
Anatomical Term for Butt? Thigh?
Glutues,
femur
Anatomical Term for back of calf? Heel?
sura = back of calf calcanueos = heel
Anatomical Term for Sole of foot? Knee Cap?
planta = sole of foot patella = knee cap
Anatomical Term for Sole of Pubic? Leg?
pubia = pubic crus = leg
Anatomical Term for ankle? groin?
tarsus = ankle groin = groin
What is Anterior and Posterior
Anterior = front of body
Posterior = back of body
What is superior and inferior?
Superior = above or higher inferior = below or lower
What is Lateral/Medial/Intermediate?
Lateral - the side of the body or direction toward the side of the body
Medial - the middle of the body or direction toward the middle of the body
Intermediate - between a more medial and more lateral structure
What is proximal/distal/central?
proximal - a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attach of the trunk or the body
distal - a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment of the trunk or the body
central - towards the middle of the structure
What is Peripheral/Superficial/deep?
Peripheral - towards the outer edge of the structure
Superficial - closer to the surface of the body
deep - farther from the surface of the body
What is…
the Sagittal Plane?
Midsagittal plane?
Parasagittal Plane
Sagital Plane - divides body vertically into left and right
Midsigaittal - divides vertically into equal left and right
Parasagittal - runs vertically away from the middle of the body into unequal parts
What is the frontal plane? Transverse Plane?
Frontal Plane - divides body into anterior and posterior
Transverse Plane - divides body horizontally into upper and lower portions
What are the 5 main body cavities?
- Cranial
- vertebral
- thoracic
- abdominal
- pelvic
What does the Cranial and Verterbral cavity house?
The brain and the spinal cord
What does the Thoracic, Abdominal, and pelvic cavity contain?
The rib cage, lungs, and heart
digestive organs
organs of reproduction
The abdominal Pelvic cavities is divided into 4 quadrants, what are they?
Right upper Quadrant
Left Upper Quadrant
Right Lower Quadrant
Left Lower Quadrant
What are the 9 regions of the Abdominopelvic Cavity?
Right Hypochondriac, Epigastric Region, Left hypochondriac
Right Lumbar, umbilical region, Left Lumbar
Right iliac, hypogastric region, left iliac
What superficial organs are located in the Right Hypochondriac? Epigastric Region? Left hypochondriac?
Liver, gall Bladder
Liver, stomach
stomach spleen
What superficial organs are located in the Right Lumbar? umbilical region? Left Lumbar?
Ascending colon
transverse colon, small intestine
descending colon
What superficial organs are located in the Right iliac? hypogastric region? left iliac?
appendix, caecum
lower small intestine, urinary bladder
proximal sigmoid colon
What is the serous membrane? Parietal layer? visceral layer?
one of the thin membranes that covers the walls and organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
lines the walls of the body cavity
covers the organs
What is the Pleura? Pericardium? Peritoneum?
serous membrane that surrounds the lungs
surrounds the heart
surrounds several organs in the abdominopelvic cavity
Anatomical Term for Abdomen? Navel?
abdomen = abs umbilicus = navel
