KIN BLOCK 1 REGIONAL

abdominal

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

antebrachial

forearm

antecubital

front of elbow

buccal

cheeck

calcaneal

heel of foot

carpal

wrist

cephalic

head

cervical

neck

coxal

hip

cranial

skull

crural

lower leg

deltoid

shoulder

digital

fingers or toes

dorsal/dorsum

back

facial

face

femoral

thigh

fibular

lateral aspect of the leg

frontal

forehead

gluteal

buttock

hallux

big toe

inguinal

groin

lumbar

lower back

mammary

breast

manus

hand

mental

chin

nasal

nose

occipital

back of head

olecranal

back of elbow

oral

mouth

orbital

eye

palmar

relating to the palm of the hand

patellar

kneecap

pectoral

chest

pelvic

pelvis

perineal

region between the anus and external genitalia

pes

foot

plantar

sole of foot

pollex

thumb

popiteal

area behind the knee

pubic

anterior region of the pelvis

radial

lateral aspect of 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

chest

tibial

medial aspect of leg

ulnar

medial aspect of the forearm

umbilical

navel

vertebral

spinal column

anterior

towards the front surface

posterior

toward the back surface

dorsal

towards the back side of the human body

ventral

toward the belly side of teh human body

superior

closer to the head

inferior

closer to the feet

rostral

toward the nose or mouth

medial

towards the midline

lateral

away from the midline

ispilateral

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 the trunk

distal

further away from the point of attachment to the trunk

anatomy

study of structures

physiology

study of function

cystology

study of cells

histology

study of tissues

embryology

study of the origin and development of the organism, from fertilization of the secondary oocyte until birth

metabolism

all chemical reactions taking place in the body

anabolism

formation of large, complex molecules from simple molecules

catabolism

breakdown of complex molecules into simple molecules

organization from simple to complex

atomic (chemical), cellular, tissues, organs, systems, organism

coronal

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

midsagittal

vertical plane cutting the body into an even left and right half

oblique

slanted, at an angle

axial

relating to or situated in the central part of the body - the head, neck, and trunk

appendicular

relating to an appendage or limb

parietal

relating to the wall of any ventral body cavity

visceral

relating to an internal organ

mediastinum

median space of the thoracic cavity between the lungs

pericardium

fibroserous membrane covering the heart

pleura

serous membranes enveloping the lungs and lining the internal walls of the thoracic cavity

peritone

serous membranes lining the internal walls of the abdominopelvic cavity and covering most of the organs within the cavity

hypogastric

relating to the lower abdomen

homeostasis

a consistent internal environment in the body with respect to various functions and the chemical composition of fluids and tissues

receptor

cellular protein that binds a ligand; also structure that detects a stimulus

stimulus

change in a regulated variable; event that provokes a cellular response

control center

structure in a feedback cycle interpreting information from a receptor and sending information to an effector to produce a response

effector

peripheral tissue or organ that responds to nervous or hormonal stimulation

set point

normal value of a variable

negative feedback

control mechanism that keeps a variable within normal levels

positive feedback

control mechanism that increases the original change in a variable

isotope

atoms of an element that have a different number of neutrons

radioisotope

unstable isotope that emits high-energy radiation until it decays into a stable isotope

cation

ion with a positive charge

anion

negatively charged ion

salt

substance formed by an ionic bond