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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
05/06/2013

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Term
Right
hypochondriac
region
Definition
Liver
Gallbladder
Term
Epigastric
region
Definition
Stomach
Term
Left
hypochondriac
region
Definition
Spleen
Diaphragm
Term
Right
lumbar
region
Definition
Ascending colon of
large intestine
Term
Umbilical
region
Definition
Small intestine
Term
Left
lumbar
region
Definition
Descending colon
of large intestine
Term
Right iliac
(inguinal)
region
Definition
Cecum
Appendix
Term
Hypogastric
(pubic)
region
Definition
Urinary bladder
Term
Left iliac
(inguinal)
region
Definition
Initial part of
sigmoid colon
Term
antebrachaial
Definition
pertaining to the forearm
Term
antecubital
Definition
pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow
Term
axillary
Definition
pertaining to the armpit
Term
brachial
Definition
pertaining to the arm
Term
carpal
Definition
pertaining to the wrist
Term
cervical
Definition
pertaining to that region
Term
Coxal
Definition
pertaining to the hip
Term
crural
Definition
pertaining to the leg
Term
Digital
Definition
pertaining to the fingers or toes
Term
femoral
Definition
pertaining to the thigh
Term
Fibular(peroneal)
Definition
pertaining to the side of the leg
Term
hallux
Definition
pertaining to the great toe
Term
mental
Definition
pertaining to the chin
Term
orbital
Definition
pertaining to the bony eye socket
Term
pollex
Definition
pertaining to the thumb
Term
sternal
Definition
pertaining to the region of the breast bone
Term
tarsal
Definition
pertaining to the ankle
Term
thoracic
Definition
pertaining to the chest
Term
acromial
Definition
pertaining to the point of the shoulder
Term
calcaneal
Definition
pertaining to the heel of the foot
Term
dorsum
Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
manus
Definition
pertaining to the hands
Term
occipital
Definition
pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or the base of the skull
Term
olecranal
Definition
pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow
Term
optic
Definition
pertaining to the ear
Term
plantar
Definition
pertaining to the sole of the foot
Term
vertebral
Definition
pertaining to the area of the spinal column
Term
scapular
Definition
shoulder blade
Term
Perineal
Definition
pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia
Term
superior/inferior
Definition
above/below
Term
anterior posterior
Definition
front/back
Term
medial lateral
Definition
toward the midline away from the midline or median plane
Term
the sternum breastbone is medial to the Reds that ear is lateral to the nose
Definition
toward the midline away from the midline or median plane
Term
dorsal backside
Definition
ventral belly side
Term
proximal
Definition
near the trunk or attached end
Term
distal
Definition
farther from the trunk or point of attachment
Term
superficial external
Definition
toward or at the body surface
Term
deep internal
Definition
away from the body surface
Term
sagittal plane
Definition
it plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts and is referred to as a sagittal plane
Term
frontal plane
Definition
sometimes called a coronal plane the frontal plane is a longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior
Term
transverse plane
Definition
runs horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts. When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, the sections are also commonly called cross-sections
Term
dorsal body cavity can be subdivided into the cranial cavity in which the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull
Definition
dorsal body cavity-contains the brain and the spinal cord
Term
ventral body cavity
Definition
thoracic and abdominal pelvic cavities
Term
in the anatomical position the human body is erect with the feet only slightly apart head and toes pointed forward and arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward.
Definition
Axial-relating to the head neck and trunk the axis of the body
Term
appendicular-relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis
Definition
Gross anatomy-the study of body structures visible to the naked eye.
Term
other body cavities
Definition
oral cavity, nasal cavity, orbital cavity, middle ear cavities, synovial cavities
Term
synovial cavity
Definition
in a joint between neck vertebrae, fibrous capsules around joint
Term
synovial cavities
Definition
are synovial cavities that are enclosed within fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body such as those between the vertebrae, knee, and hip joints
Term
middle ear cavities
Definition
lies just medial to the eardrum and is carved into the bony skull .these cavities contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibration to the organ of hearing in the inner ears
Term
nasal cavity
Definition
located within and posterior to the nose the nasal cavity is part of the passages of the respiratory system
Term
orbital cavities
Definition
the orbital cavities ( orbits) in the skull houses the eyes and present them in an anterior position
Term
oral cavity
Definition
commonly called the mouth contains the tongue and teeth. It is continuous with the rest of the digestive tube which opens to the exterior at the anus
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