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Anatomical Positions and directional terms
description of the anatomical positions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2016

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Term
what consists of the human anatomical position?
Definition
1) eyes facing foward
2) feet parallel and flat on floor and together
3) head level
4) palms forward-- thumbs pointing out
Term
when body is face down
Definition
prone
Term
when body is laying down but face up
Definition
supine
Term
structures on the same side of the body
Definition
ipsilateral
Term
structures on the opposite sides of the body
Definition
contralateral
Term
near or towards front of the body
Definition
anterior
Term
towards or near back of body
Definition
posterior
Term
towards the tail; cockyx
Definition
caudal
Term
towards head end (upper part of body)
Definition
superior (cranial)
Term
away from upper part of body
Definition
inferior
Term
towards or at body surface
Definition
superficial
Term
away from body surface
Definition
Term
closer to origination of body parts or near the attachment to the limb of trunk (used with upper and lower limbs)
Definition
proximal
Term
farther from origination of parts
Definition
distal
Term
what are the 2 divisions of the body?
Definition
1) axial
2) appendicular
Term
what are the 2 divisions of the body?
Definition
1) axial
2) appendicular
Term
this division of the body contains the head, neck, and trunk (thorax, abdomen, and pelvis)
Definition
axial
Term
this division of the body contains the appendages or limbs
Definition
appendicular
Term
what are the 2 major regions of the upper limb?
Definition
arm and forearm
Term
what are the 2 major regions of the lower limbs?
Definition
thigh (hip and knee)
Term
what are the 2 major regions of the lower limbs?
Definition
thigh (hip and knee)
leg (knee and ankle)
Term
this plane creates left and right parts (avertical plane)
Definition
sagittal plane
Term
this cuts body into equal right and left parts
Definition
midsagittal plane
Term
this plane cuts body into unequal left and right parts
Definition
parasagittal
Term
divides body or body part into anterior and posterior parts
Definition
frontal or coronal planes
Term
divides body or body parts into superior and inferior parts
Definition
transverse or horizontal plane
Term
what are the 2 body cavities?
Definition
dorsal and ventral body cavity
Term
what are the 2 major subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity?
Definition
cranial cavity (houses brain) and vertebral cavity (spinal cavity--houses spinal cord)
Term
this body cavity houses internal organs known as viscera
Definition
ventral body cavity
Term
what are the 2 subdivisions of the ventral body cavity?
Definition
thoracic cavity and abdominal pelvic cavity
Term
divides ventral body cavity from superior to inferior
Definition
diaphragm
Term
what cavity within the thoracic cavity houses the lungs?
Definition
pleural cavity
Term
what are the 3 parts of the thoracic cavity?
Definition
pleural cavity (lateral)
mediastinum (medially) (contains trachea, thymus, esophagus, etc.)
pericardial cavity (this is housed in the mediastinum)
Term
the cavity that contains the heart
Definition
pericardial cavity
Term
what are the two parts of the abdominal cavity?
Definition
1) abdominal cavity
2) pelvic cavity
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