Exercise 1 A&P Lab Quizlet

Caudad

Toward the tail

Anterior

Front of the body

Posterior

Back of the body

Ventral

Belly

Dorsal

Back

Superior

Higher up

Inferior

Lower down

Cephalad

Toward the head

Cranial

Of the skull

Rostral

Toward the nose

Facial

Of the face

Cervical

Of the neck

Thoracic

Of the chest

Abdominal

Of the belly

Pelvic

Of the hips

Axillary

Of the armpit

Brachial

Of the arm

Antebrachial

Of the forearm

Femoral

Of the thigh

Crural

Of the leg

Acromial

Point of the shoulder

Scapular

Back of the shoulder

Pectoral

Of the chest muscle

Mammary

Of the breast

Olecranal

Point of the elbow

Antecubital

Front suface of elbow

Carpus

Wrist

Manus

Hand

Metacarpus

Bones of the hand

Phalanges

Bones of the digits (fingers/toes)

Costal

Ribs

Cervical

Neck

Cranial

Skull

Cephalic

Head

Carpal

Wrist

Crural

Leg

Coronal

Frontal plane

Clavicle

Collar bone

Cuboidal

Shaped like a cube

Cilia

Hair

Pelvic

Of the hips

Inguinal

Of the pubic region

Femoral

Of the thigh

Patellar

Of the knee cap

Popliteal

Posterior surface of knee

Crural

Leg (knee to ankle)

Sural

Of the calf

Tarsal

Of the ankle

Pedal

Of the foot

Metatarsals

Bones of the foot

Facies

Face

Frons

Forehead

Optic

Eye

Orbit

Eye

Palpebra

Eyelid

Nasal

Of the nose

Oral

Of the mouth

Buccal

Of the cheek

Pinna (or Auricle)

Ear flap

Otic

Of the ear

Dorsal Cavity

Contains brain + spinal cord

Cranial Cavity

Contains brain

Spinal or Vertebral Cavity

Contains spinal cord

Ventral Body Cavity

"Belly" cavity - thorax + abdominopelvic

Thoracic Cavity

Chest cavity - between the ribs

Diaphragm

Muscle that separates thoracic and abdominal cavities

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Ventral cavity below the diaphragm

Abdominal Cavity

Cavity between diaphragm and hip bones

Pelvic Cavity

Ventral body cavity region encircled by the hip bones

Coelom

Embryonic space that becomes ventral body cavity

Superior

Toward the top of the body

Inferior

Toward the bottom of the body

Anterior

Toward the front of the body

Posterior

Toward the back of the body

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Farther from the midline of the body

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment to the body

Distal

Farther from the point of attachment to the body

Superficial

Toward the surface of the body

Deep

Farther in from the surface of the body

Serous membrane

Lining of some part of the ventral body cavity

Visceral layer

Layer of serous membrane over an organ

Parietal layer

Layer of serous membrane against the cavity wall

Pericardium

Serous membrane of the heart

Pleura

Serous membrane of a lung

Peritoneum

Serous membrane of the abdominal cavity

Serous cavity

"Potential space" between visceral and parietal layers of a serous membrane

Pleural cavity

"Potential space" surrounding a lung

Pericardial cavity

"Potential space" surrounding the heart

Peritoneal cavity

"Potential space" enclosed by parietal peritoneum

Occipital

Back of the head

Temporal

Side of the head

Vertebral

Of the spine

Lumbar

Lower back

Hypochondrial

Below the ribs

Umbilical

Around the navel

Gluteal

Of the buttocks

Perineal

Pelvic floor

Pubic

Anterior region of pelvis

Sacral

Vertebral part of pelvis