medical term chapter 2: The human body and disease body planes, cavities and anatomical directions

This is for medical terminology! All the body planes, cavities, and etc.

Superior

Body parts above other parts

Inferior

Body parts below other parts

Medial

Body parts located near the middle of the body

Lateral

Body parts located away from the middle of the body

Anterior

Body parts on the front of the body

Posterior

Body parts on the back of the body

The dorsal cavity

Located along the back of the body and head, contains organs of the nervous system that coordinate body functions and is divided into two.

Cranial cavity

located within the skull, surrounds and protect the brain.

Spinal cord

Which is located within the spinal column, surrounds and protects the spinal cord.

Ventral cavity

located along of the body

Thoracic

Organs located in the cavity: lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, large vessels.

Dorsal

(towards the back of the torso)

Ventral

towards the front of the torso

proximal

closer to the point if attachment with torso.

distal

farther from the point of attachment

right and left hypochondriac regions

covered by the lower ribs (hypo mean below chrondri means cartilage)

Epigastric region

located from above the stomach, and ic means pertaining to

umbilical region

surrounds the umbilicus, which is commonly known as the belly button or naval.

right and left iliac region

located near the hip bones. (ili mean hip bones, and ac means pertaining to.

hypogastric region

located near the stomach. (hypo means below, gastric means stomach, ic means pertaining to.)

peritoneal cavity

a small space inside the abdomen located between the outer wall lining and the inner layers covering your organs

parietal cavity

a thin, fluid-fulled between potential space between the parietal peritoneum.

external

means close to the surface of the body or farther from the center of the body or farther Fromm the center of the body, an organ or cavity.

internal

means away from the surface or nearer to the center of an organ or cavity.

Abduction

is moving away from the midlinedductiona

adduction

is a movement towards the midline

flexion

decrease the angel between two body parts

extension

increases the angel in between the two body parts

medial rotation

is rotational movement towards the midline

lateral rotation

is a rotating movement away from the midline

pronation

upd

supination

palm of hand facing upwards

dosiflextion

movement of the ankles so that the angel between the foot and shin decreasing.

plantar flexion

movement of the ankle so that the angel between the foot and shin is increasing

elevation

movement in a superior direction

depression

movement to the inferior direction

protection

mean moving in forward direction

petraction

means moving the shoulder in a backward direction

opposition

movement of the thumb and little finger toward each other

reposition

return to anatomical

inversion

turning the sole of the foot inward

eversion

turning the sole of the foot outward