Language of Anatomy

direconal, regional, planes, cavities

anterior/ventral

anterior/ventral

front

posterior/dorsal

back

distal

away from body

proximal

towards the body

inferior

bottom

superior

top

superficial

close to surface

deep

farther from surface

medial

towards the midline

lateral

away from the midline

abdominal

stomach

antecubital

front of elbow

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

buccal

cheek

calcaneal

heel of foot

carpal

wrist

cephalic

head

cervical

neck

coxal/pelvic

pelvis

digital

fingers

femoral

thigh

gluteal

buttock

inguinal

groin

lumbar

loin

nasal

nose

occipital

back of head

olecranal

back of elbow

oral

mouth

orbital

eye

patellar

kneecap

popliteal

back of knee

sacreal

sacrum

scapular

shoulder

sternal

breastbone

tarsal

ankle

thoracic

chest

umbilical

navel

vertebral

spine

front(coronal) plane

divided vertically into anterior/posterior

sagittal plane

divided vertically into unequal right & left

transverse plane

divided horizontally into superior/inferior

median plane

divided vertically into equal left/right

dorsal cavity

contains the cranial and vertebral cavities

ventral cavity

contains the thoracic and abdomino-pelvic cavities

cranial cavity

cavity with bones of the skull

vertebral cavity

cavities with bones of the vertebral column

thoracic cavity

cavity with heart and lungs

abdomino-pelvic cavity

contains the abdominal and pelvic cavity

abdominal cavity

cavity with stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, and both intestines

pelvic cavity

cavity with bladder and internal reproductive organs

yeah

axial- head, neck, back chest

appendicular- bones that attach to axial