Unit 1 Vocab - Anatomy

Angio

Blood Vessel

Cephalo

head

Derm

Skin

Gastro

Stomach

Brachi

Arm

Exo

outside

arthro

joint

cardi

heart

entero

intestine

hepato

liver

endo

inside

cerebro

brain

myo

muscle

neuro

nerve

osteo

bone

pneumo

lung/air

heme

blood

Axial

central part of the body, the head and trunk

Superior

towards upper part/head

Inferiror

anterior

front

posterior

back

medial

near midline of body

lateral

away from midline

proximal

near trunk or point of attachment (for limbs)

Distal

farther from trunk or point of attachment (for limbs)

superficial

towards surface

deep

away from the surface

prone

lying face down

supine

lying face up

Cephalic

pertaining to head

facial

face

orbital

eye

otic

ear

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

5 things under cephalic

1. facial

2. orbital

3. otic

4. nasal

5. oral

cervical

pertaining to neck

thoracic

pertainign to chest

pectoral

pertaining to breast

sternal

pertaining to breast bone

2 things under thoracic

1. pectoral

2. sternal

Abdominal

pertainign to abdomen

umbilical

pertainign to navel

coxal

pertainign to the hip

pelvic

pertiaing to pelvis

pubic (smaller section of pelvic)

pertaining to genitals

ventral

pertainign to front

dorsal

pertaining to back

scapular

shoulder blade region

vertrebral

spine

lumbar

lower back

3 things under dorsal

1. scapular

2. vertebral

3. lumbar

appendicular

extremities or limbs

upper appendages

upper limb

brachial

upper arm

antebrachial

forearm

carpal

wrist

manual

hand

digital

digits (fingers and toes)

axillary

armpit

cubital

elbow

palmar

palm

8 things under Upper Aprendages

1. Brachial

2. Antebrachial

3. Carpal

4. Manual

5. Digital

6. Axillary

7. Cubital

8. Palmar

Lower Appendages

Lower Limbs

Gluteal

Buttocks

Femoral

thigh

patellar

anterior surface of the knee

popliteal

back of knee

tarsal

ankle

pedal

foot

inguinal

grone

calcaneal

heel

plantar

sole (of foot?)

peroneal/Fibular

latteral side of the leg

10 things under Lower Appendages

1. Gluteal

2. Femoral

3. Patellar

4. Popliteal

5. Tarsal

6. Pedal

7. Inguinal

8. calcaneal

9. Plantar

10. Peroneal/fibular