Anatomy and Physiology 1 Terminology

Cornal place

a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts (frontal plant)

transverse plane

divides the body organ into superior and inferior parts, also called the (horizontal and cross-sectional plane)

Midsagittal plane

vertical plane cutting the body or body part into an even left and right half (median plane)

anterior

in front of; toward the front surface

posterior

in back of, toward the back surface

dorsal

toward the back side of the body

ventral

toward the belly side of the human body

superior

closer to the head

inferior

closer to the feet

cranial

toward the head end

caudal

toward the rear or tail end

rostral

toward the nose or mouth

medial

toward the midline of the body

lateral

away from the midline of the body

ipsilateral

on the same side

contralateral

on the opposite side

deep

closer to the inside, internal to another structure

superficial

closer to the outside, external to another structure

proximal

closer to the point of attachment to trunk

distal

farther away from point of attachment to the trunk

axial region

relating or situated in the central part of the body (the head, neck, and trunk)

appendicular

relating to an appendage or limb (upper and lower limbs)

abdominal

region inferior the the thorax and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Antebrachial

forearm

antecubital

region anterior to the elbow (cebital region)

auricular

visible surface structures of the car

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

buccal

cheek

calcaneal

heal of the foot

carpal

wrist

cephalic

head

coxal

hip

cranial

skull

cervical

neck

crural

leg

deltoid

shoulder

digital

finger or toes (phalangeal)

dorsal/dorsum

back

facial

face

femoral

thigh

fibular

lateral aspect of the leg

frontal

forehead

gluteal

buttock

hallux

great toe

ingunial

groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)

lumbar

the small of the back (the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis

mammary

breast

manus

hand

mental

chin

nasal

nose

occipital

posterior aspect of the head

olecranal

posterior aspect of the below

oral

mouth

orbital

eye

palmar

palm (anterior surface) of the hand

patellar

kneecap

pectoral

chest, includes mammary region

pelvic

pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

perineal

diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs

pes

foot

plantar

sole of the thumb

pollex

thumb

politeal

area posterior to the knee

pubic

anterior region of the pelvis

radial

lateral aspect (thumb side) of the forearm

sacral

posterior region between the hip bones

scapular

shoulder blade

sternal

anterior middle region of the thorax

sural

calf

tarsal

proximal part of the foot and ankle

thoracic

part of the torsos superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

tibial

medial aspect of the leg

ulnar

medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm

umbilical

naval

vertebral

spinal column