Lecture 4 anatomical terms

Abdominal

stomach

Acromial

point of shoulder

antebrachial

forearm

antecubital

front of elbow

Axillary

armpit

Brachial

arm

Buccal

cheek

Calcaneal

heel

Carpal

wrist

Cephalic

head

Cervical

neck

Cranial

head (where brain is)

Crucal

whole leg

Digital

finger and toes

Femoral

thigh

Frontal

forehead

Gluteal

buttocks

Inguinal

groin

Lumbar

Lower back

Mammary

breast

Manual/manus

hand

Mental

chin

Nasal

nose

Occipital

back of head

Oral

mouth

Orbital

eye

Otic

ear

Palmar

palm of hand

Patellar

knee cap or front of knee

Pedal

foot

Pelvic/coxal

hips

plantar

bottom of foot

popliteal

back of knee

pubic

front of hips

scapular

shoulder blade

sternal

middle of chest (sternum)

Sural

calf

Tarsal

ankles

Thoracic/pectoral

chest

Umbilical

belly button

vertebral

spine

costal

ribs

cubital/olecranal

back of elbow

Dorsum

back

Hallux

big toe

Perineal

region between anus and reproductive organs

Pollex

thumb

Sacral

posterior region between hipbones

Superior

closer to the head

Inferior

towards feet

Cephalic (cranial)

head

Caudal

towards tail region

Anterior

towards front of body

Posterior

towards back of body

Dorsal

towards back of body

Medial

towards middle of body

Lateral

towards outside of body

Ventral

towards front of body

Proximal

toward point of origin

Distal

away from point of origin

Superficial

towards surface

Deep

more internal

Sagittal

division between left and ride side

midsagittal (median) plan

division between middle

parasagittal plane

unequal division of left and right side

Coronal (frontal) plane

front to back division

Transverse plane (cross section)

dividing body top and bottom

Oblique cut

angular or diagonal

What kind of anatomical plane is represented in this figure?

parasagittal plane

What kind of anatomical plane is represented in this figure?

midsagittal plane

What kind of anatomical plane is represented in this figure?

coronal/frontal plane

What kind of anatomical plane is represented in this figure?

transverse plane

What kind of anatomical section is represented in this figure?

midsagittal section

What kind of anatomical section is represented in this figure?

Coronal (frontal) section

What kind of anatomical section is represented in this figure?

transverse section

What kind of anatomical cut is this?

oblique cut

What kind of anatomical cut is this?

midsagittal cut

What kind of anatomical cut is this?

transverse

What kind of anatomical cut is this?

Coronal