anatomical positions and terms

for lab Quiz #1

superior/cranial

toward the head, or the upper part of a structure

inferior/ caudal

away from the head, or the lower part of a structure

anterior

nearer to or at the front of the body

posterior

nearer to or at the back of the body

medial

nearer to the midline (an imaginary vertical line that divides the body into equal right and left sides)

lateral

farther from the midline

intermediate

between two structures

ipsilateral

on the same side of the body as another structure

contralateral

on the opposite side of the body from another structure

proximal

nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk; nearer to the origination of a structure

distal

farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther form the origination of a structure

superficial

toward or on the surface of the body

deep

away from the surface of the body

transverse plane

gojo

frontal plane

split front and back

parasagittal place

alice in borderland

midsagittal plane

alice in borderland (specifically right down the middle)

oblique plane

like ye

cranial cavity

head

vertebral cavity

vertebrae

dorsal body cavity

cranial and vertebral cavity

thoracic cavity

boobie caivty

abdominal cavity

hungy tummy cavity

pelvic cavity

dihh

ventral body cavity

thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

abdominopelvic cavity

abdominal and pelvic cavity