Module 1 Anatomy and Physiology

anterior/ventral

towards the front

posterior/dorsal

towards the back

superior/cranial

towards the head

inferior/caudal

towards the feet

proximal

closer to the origin

distal

away from the origin

medial

towards the middle

lateral

away from the middle

superficial

closer to the surface

deep

closer to the core

cephalic

head

thoracic

chest

sternal

right in the center where your diaphragm is

abdominal

abs

pelvic

pelvis area

inguinal

uterus

pubic

mons pubis

manual

where your fingers are

pedal

feet

palmar

the palms

occipital

eyes

cervical

back of the neck (7 bones make it up)

dorsal

towards the back

vertebral

the spine

lumbar

lower back

sacral

tail bone area

gluteal

butt

popliteal

back knee

sural

calves

plantar

bottom of the foot

cranial

top of the head

frontal

forehead

ocular

eyes

nasal

nose

mental

low jaw, mandible

oral

mouth

buccal

cheek

otoic

sound

axillary

the triangle area under the collarbone within the shoulders

acromial

shoulder blade

brachial

biceps

antebracial

forearm

antecubical

elbow

carpal

wrists

metacarpal

palm

pollex

thumb joints

digital

all fingers except the thumbs

coxal

hip dips/hip

femoral

thigh

patellar

knee

crural

shin

tarsal

back of the foot

metatarsal

front of the foot

hallux

big toe

frontal/coronal

divides front and back

transverse/axial

divides top and bottom

sagittal

divides left and right

midsagittal

divides left and right perfectly

parasagittal

divides left and right not equally

posterior cavity

cavities on the back side (cranial/vertebral)

anterior cavity

the cavities in the front half of the body

cranial cavity

the cavity that holds the brain

vertebral/spinal cavity

holds the spinal cord

thoracic cavity

superior to the diaphragm that encompasses the area of the thorax

abdominopelvic cavity

inferior to the main abdominal region

pleural cavity

the lungs

mediastinum

the portion of the thoracic cavity located between the lungs, where the heart is

pericardial

the area between the parietal (outside) and visceral (inside) pericardial membranes

abdominal

the portion of the abdominal cavity is located between the bony pelvis and the diaphragm

pelvic cavity

right underneath the abdominal cavity

epigastric region

upper middle part of the abdominal cavity

umbilical

the middle part of the abdominal cavity

hypogastric region

the middle lower part of the abdominal cavity

hypochondriac region

top left and right

lumbar region

middle left and rifht

iliac region

the bottom left and right portions

peritoneum

double serous membranes around several of the abdominal organs, consists of the inner visceral layer and the outer parietal layer