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Anatomical Terminology (Regions)
Covers anatomical position, anatomical terminology to describe body directions, planes, and surfaces.
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/07/2013

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What does anatomical position look like? In what position is the body held?
Definition
The human body is erect, with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing foward.
Term
Axial
Definition
Referring to the head, neck, and truck.
The axis of the body.
Term
Appendicular
Definition
Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis.
Term
Abdominal
Definition
Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferiror to the ribs.
Term
Acromial
Definition
Pertaining to the point of the shoulder.
Term
Antebrachial
Definition
Pertaining to the forearm.
Term
Antecubital
Definition
Pertaining to the anteriror surface of the elbow.
Term
Axillary
Definition
Pertaining to the armpit.
Term
Brachial
Definition
Pertaining to the arm.
Term
Buccal
Definition
Pertaining to the (facial) cheek.
Term
Carpal
Definition
Pertaining to the wrist.
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Pertaining to the head.
Term
Cervical
Definition
Pertaining to the neck 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
Frontal
Definition
Pertaining to the forehead.
Term
Hallux
Definition
Pertaining to the great toe.
Term
Inguinal
Definition
Pertaining to the groin.
Term
Mammary
Definition
Pertaining to the breast.
Term
Manus
Definition
Pertaining to the hand.
Term
Mental
Definition
Pertaining to the chin.
Term
Nasal
Definition
Pertaining to the nose.
Term
Oral
Definition
Pertaining to the mouth.
Term
Orbital
Definition
Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit).
Term
Palmar
Definition
Pertaining to the palm of the hand.
Term
Patellar
Definition
Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region.
Term
Pedal
Definition
Pertaining to the foot.
Term
Pelvic
Definition
Pertaining to the pelvis region.
Term
Pollex
Definition
Pertaining to the thumb.
Term
Pubic
Definition
Pertaining to the gential region.
Term
Sternal
Definition
Pertaining to the region of the breastbone.
Term
Tarsal
Definition
Pertaining to the ankle.
Term
Thoracic
Definition
Pertaining to the chest.
Term
Umbilical
Definition
Pertaining to the navel.
Term
Acromial
Definition
Pertaining to the point of the shoulder.
Term
Brachial
Definition
Pertaining to the arm.
Term
Calcaneal
Definition
Pertaining to the heal of the foot.
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Pertaining to the head.
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Pertaining to the back.
Term
Femoral
Definition
Pertaining to the thigh.
Term
Gluteal
Definition
Pertaining to the buttocks or rump.
Term
Lumbar
Definition
Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin.
Term
Manus
Definition
Pertaining to the hand.
Term
Occipital
Definition
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull.
Term
Olecranal
Definition
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow.
Term
Otic
Definition
Pertaining to the ear.
Term
Perineal
Definition
Pertaining to the region between the anus and the external genetalia.
Term
Plantar
Definition
Pertaining to the sole of the foot.
Term
Popliteal
Definition
Pertaining to the back of the knee.
Term
Sacral
Definition
Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum).
Term
Scapular
Definition
Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area.
Term
Sural
Definition
Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg.
Term
Vertebral
Definition
Pertaining to the area of the spinal column.
Term
Section
Definition
A cut across the body in order to observe internal structures.
Term
Plane
Definition
An imaginary surface/line created by the section made through the body wall or through an organ.
Term
Sagittal plane
Definition
A plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts.
Term
Median/Midsagittal plane
Definition
A plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into EQUAL right and left parts.
Term
Frontal/Coronal plane
Definition
A longitudinal plane that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts.
Term
Transverse plane
Definition
A plane that runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferiror parts. Commonly called cross sections.
Term
Superior/inferior
Definition
Above/below. Refers to the placement of a structure along the long axis of the body. Structures which appear above or below other structures.
Term
Anterior/posterior
Definition
Front/back.
Term
Medial/lateral
Definition
Toward the midline/away from the midline.
Term
Cranial (cephalad)/caudal
Definition
Toward the head/toward the tail. Can be used intercahngeably with superior and inferior.
Term
Dorsal/ventral
Definition
Backside/belly side. This term primarily refers to comparative anatomy of animals.
Term
Proximal/distal
Definition
Nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or point of attachment. Terms used primarily to locate areas of body limbs.
Term
Superficial (external)/deep
Definition
Twoard the body surface/away from the body surface.
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