Anatomy Introduction and Body Orientation

Buccal

Cheek

Digital

Pertaining to the fingers

Scapular

Shoulder blade region

Patellar

Anterior aspect of the knee

Calcaneal

Heel of the foot

Cephalic

Pertaining to the head

Anterior

Front side of the body

Posterior

Back side of the body

Superior

Toward the head

Medial

Toward the midline

Lateral

Away from the midline

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

Distal

Farther from the point of attachment

Inferior

Toward the feet

Sagittal

Divides the body into left and right parts

Transverse

Divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Frontal

Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Epigastric region

Upper middle abdominal region

Right hypochondriac region

Upper right abdominal region beneath ribs

Left hypochondriac region

Upper left abdominal region beneath ribs

Umbilical region

Central abdominal region around the navel

Right lumbar region

Middle right abdominal region

Left lumbar region

Middle left abdominal region

Hypogastric (pubic) region

Lower middle abdominal region

Right iliac (inguinal) region

Lower right abdominal region

Left iliac (inguinal) region

Lower left abdominal region

Diaphragm

Muscle separating thoracic and abdominal cavities

Dorsal cavity

Contains the cranial and spinal cavities

Ventral cavity

Contains thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Pelvic cavity

Houses female reproductive organs

Abdominal cavity

Name means belly

Abdominopelvic cavity

Contains abdominal and pelvic cavities

Thoracic cavity

Bounded by the ribs

Spinal cavity

Contains the spinal cord

Cranial cavity

Contains the brain