terms from RC3

anatomy

The study of body structure

gross anatomy

Study of structures that can be seen with the naked eye

microanatomy

Study of microscopic structures

Physiology

The study of body function

Median Plane

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Sagittal Plane

divides body into left and right

Transverse Plane

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

Frontal Plane

Divides the body into front and back portions.

Cranial Cavity

contains the brain

Spinal Cavity

contains the spinal cord

Dorsal Cavity

includes the cranial and spinal cavities.

Ventral Cavity

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Abdominal Cavity

Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs

Abdominopelvic Cavity

abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

Pelvic Cavity

Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

Body Quadrants

right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower. patient's right and left, not doctor's

Serous membrane

Membrane that lines a cavity without an opening to the outside of the body

Mucous membrane

Membrane that secretes mucus that lubricates the surface of organs and keeps them moist.

Cutaneous membrane

skin

Synovial membrane

membrane lining the capsule of a joint

Superior

Toward the head

Inferior

Away from the head

Anterior

towards the front

Posterior

towards the back

Proximal

Nearer to trunk

Distal

Farther from trunk

Medial

closer to midline

Lateral

farther from midline

Internal

below the surface

External

Located outside the body

Deep

Away from surface

Superficial

near the surface

Central

at or near the middle

peripheral

at or near the edge

parietal

at the wall of the body cavity

Visceral

within the body cavity

Flexion

bending a joint

Extension

Straightening of a joint

Abduction

to move away from the midline

Adduction

to move closer to the midline

Frontal

forhead

Orbital

eye

Buccal

cheek

Oral

mouth

Hypo

below

Hyper

above

Sub

below

Ad

above

Intra

within

Endo

inner

Ecto

outside

Meso

middle

Poly

many

Philic

loving

Phobic

fearing

itis

inflammation

ectomy

surgical removal

otomy

cutting into

ostomy

create an opening

osis

abnormal condition

nasal

nose

mental

chin

cervical

neck

acronomial

shoulder

sternal

breast bone

axillary

armpit

thoracic

chest

mammary

breast

brachial

arm

antecubital

front of elbow

carpal

wrist

palmar

palm

pollex

thumb

digital

fingers and toe

antebrachial

forearm

pubic

genital

crural

leg

tarsal

ankle

hallux

big toe

femoral

thigh

cephalic

head

occipital

back of head

olecranial

back of elbow

popliteal

back of knee

sural

calf

vertebral

spinal

scapular

shoulder blade

dorsum

back

lumbar

lower back

sacral

between hips

calcaneal

heel

plantar

sole of foot