Anatomy Lab Chapter 1

Axial

Head, neck, trunk

Appendicular

Limb

Superior

Also known as cranial

Toward head, upper body

Inferior

Also known as caudal

Away from head, lower body

Ventral

Also known as anterior

Towards from of body

Dorsal

Also known as posterior

towards back of body

Medial

toward middle line, inner side

Lateral

Away from middle line, outer side

Intermediate

Between medial and lateral

Proximal

Closer to origin to attachment (the body)

Distal

Father from origin to attachment (the body)

Superficial

Towards skin, near surface of the body

Deep

towards internal, inside body

Sagittal

Body Plane

Dividing the body into left and right halves

Remember, SIDE

Frontal

Body Plane

Dividing front and back

Transverse

Body Plane

Dividing top and bottom

What does the anatomical position look like?

The body is upright

The feet are slightly apart

Palms faced forward

Thumbs point away from the body

The axial part of the body has two large internal body cavities called what?

Dorsal and Ventral

Dorsal Body Cavity

towards back, contains brain and spinal cord

Ventral Body Cavity

Towards front, contains internal body organs

How many quadrants divide up the abdominal cavity?

4 quadrants

What are the four quadrants?

Right upper (RUQ), Left upper (LUQ), Right lower (RLQ), Left lower (LLQ)

How many regions are there?

9