HBS quiz 1

Anatomist

expert in anatomy

Anatomical position

standard body orientation; standing up straight, arms at sides with palms up

Directional terms

words that describe the location of one structure in relations to another. These are also used to indicate specific locations on organs/bones.

Regional terms

words that describe specific regions or locations in the body

Body planes

words that act like a coordinate to describe the human body in anatomical position

Body cavities

words that describe the spaces of the body that contain internal organs or viscera

Anterior/Posterior

Front/Back(in relation to the head)

Ventral/Dorsal

Front/Back(in relation to abdomen)

Superficial/Deep

Below skin/Below tissue or muscle

Distal/Proximal

Further from origin/Closer to origin

Medial/Lateral

Towards middle/Away from middle

Inferior/Superior

Lower/Higher

Abdominal

stomach

Antecubital

elbow

Axillary

armpit

Brachial

arm

Buccal

cheek

Calcaneal

heel

Carpal

wrist bones

Cephalic

head

Cervical

neck

Coxal

hip bone

Digital

fingers

femoral

femur/thigh

gluteal

glutes/butt

Inguinal

groin

Lumbar

lower back

Nasal

nose

Occipital

back of the head

Olecranal

back of elbow

Oral

mouth

Orbital

eyes

Patellar

kneecap

Pelvic

within the pelvic bone

Popliteal

hollow back of the knee

Sacral

connective bone between vertebrae and pelvis (sacrum)

Scapular

shoulder

Sternal

sternum

Tarsal

connective ankle bones

Thoracic

the cavity between the neck and abdomen(thorax)

Umbilical

naval/near belly button

Vertebral

vertebrae

Coronal plane

divides body vertically into anterior and posterior position

Sagittal plane

divides the body horizontally into unequal right and left portions

Transverse plane

divides the body horizontally into superior and inferior portions

Medium plane

divides body vertically into equal left and right proportions

Cranial cavity

skull cavity

Dorsal cavity

vertebral and cranial cavities

Vertebral cavity

between the bones of the vertebrae cavity and contains the spinal cord

Ventral cavity

divided into the thoracic cavity and the abdomino

Thoracic cavity

chest cavity, contains heart and lungs, enclosed by ribs

Abdomino

pelvic cavity

Abdominal cavity

largest hollow space in the body; contains the liver, spleen, kidneys, small intestine, and most of the large intestine

Pelvic cavity

below the abdominal cavity, contains the bladder and reproductive organs