Anatomy Lab Terms 1

Anatomical

Head held erect and facing forward; palms facing forward

Prone

horizontal, lying on stomach

Supine

horizontal, lying on back, face up

Superior or Cranial

upper part of the body, closer to the head

Inferior of Caudal

closer to the ground, away from the head

Anterior or Ventral

Front side

Posterior or Dorsal

Back side

Medial

Middle

Lateral

away from the midline

Proximal

closer to point of origin

Distal

further away from the trunk of body

Superficial or External

surface of the body

Deep or Internal

further away from surface of body

Ipsilateral

structures on the same side of the body

Contralateral

structures on opposite sides of the body

Frontal or Coronal

divides body into anterior and posterior

Midsagittal or Median

divides the body into two equal halves

Parasagittal

divides the body into unequal left and right parts

Transverse

divides the body into cranial and caudal sections

Oblique

passes through the body at an angle

Abdominal/Abdomen

Belly

Otic/Auris

Ear

Buccal/Bucca

Cheek

Cephalic/Cephalon

Head

Cervical/Cervicis

Neck

Cranial/Cranium

Skull

Dorsal/Dorsum

Back

Facial/Facies

Face

Frontal/Frons

Forehead

Inguinal/Inguen

Groin

Lumbar/Lumbus

Loin or lower back

Mammary/Mamma

Breast

Mental/Mentis

Chin

Nasal/Nasus

Nose

Ocular or Orbital/ Oculus

Eye

Oral/Oris

Mouth

Pelvic/Pelvis

Inferior trunk

Perineal/Perineum

Between the thighs

Pubic/Pubis

Genital

Thoracic/ Thoracis or Thorax

Chest

Umbilical/Umbilicus

Navel

Acromial/Acromion

Shoulder

Antebrachial/Antebrachium

Forearm

Axillary/Axilla

Armpit

Brachial/Brachium

Arm (upper)

Carpal/Carpus

Wrist

Digital or phalangeal

Fingers and toes

Dorsal/Dorsum

Back of hand, top of foot

Manual/Manus

Hand

Olecranal/Olecranon

Back of elbow

Palmar/Palma

Front of hand

Pollical/Pollex

Thumb

Calcaneal/Calcaneus

Heel

Crural/Crus

Leg (below the knee

Femoral/Femur

Thigh

Fibular or Peroneal/Fibula

Lateral side of leg

Gluteal/Gluteus

Buttock

Hallucal/Hallux

Great toe

Patellar/Patella

Kneecap

Pedal/Pes

Foot

Plantar/Planta

Sole of foot

Popliteal/Popliteus

Back of knee

Sural/Sura

Calf

Tarsal/Tarsus

Ankle