A & P Practical #1

Superior

Upper part of structure

Inferior

Below or lower than another structure.

Anterior

front of the body

Posterior

back of the body

Medial

Middle/inner side

Lateral

farther away from the middle of the body

Proximal

Closer to the center of the body

Distal

Farther from the center of the attachment point

Deep

more internal, away from surface of the body

Planes of the body

cut the body in different directions

Median

left & right

Frontal (coronal)

front & back

Transverse

top & bottom

Orbital

Eyes

Nasal

Nose

Cervical

Neck region

Axillary

Armpit Region

Thoracic

chest area

Brachial

anterior upper arm area

Antecubital

anterior surface of elbow

Antebrachial

forearm, part of upper limb between elbow & wrist

Carpal

Wrist region

Digital

Fingers

Pelvic

Hip Region

Inguinal

groin area

Femoral

thigh region

Patellar

anterior (front) part of the knee

Fibular

lateral (outer) part of lower leg

Tarsal

ankle region

Cephalic

head region

Otic

Ear

Occipital

Skull part of head

Scapular

Back area

Vertebral

Spine

Olecranon

posterior (back) part of elbow

Lumbar

Bottom spine region

Sacral

between lower back (lumbar) and tailbone

Manus

Hand

Femoral

Back thigh

Popliteal

back of knee

Sural

superior (top) part of calf

Calcaneal

heel region

Cranial Cavity

space that contains the brain

Thoracic Cavity

contains heart and lungs

Abdominal cavity

contains...

-stomach

-intestines

-urinary

-organs

Ventral Cavity

thoracic and abdominopelvic

Interphase

determine and see where nucleus is

Prophase

can see nucleus containing chromosomes

Metaphase

Chromosomes line up in the middle

Anaphase

Chromosomes begin to separate

Telophase

A new nuclear membrane is forming around two new sets of separated chromosomes.

Cytokinesis

Process of making two cells where the parental cell splits