KINS 1223 Lab Exam 1

Anatomy

study of normal structure of the body

Physiology

study that cells carry out to survive

bilateral symmetry

Body plan in which only a single, imaginary line can divide the body into two equal halves.

anatomical position

standing upright, feet together, with eyes facing forward, arms by side, palms facing forward

anterior

front of body

posterior

back of body

medial

toward the midline

lateral

away from the midline, more toward side of body

superior (cranial/cephalic)

closer to the head

inferior (caudal)

away from the head

proximal

Closer to the trunk or to another specified point of reference

distal

Farther from the trunk of the body

superficial

near the surface, more external

deep

away from the surface, more internal

transverse plane

horizontal division dividing body into upper and lower parts

coronal plane (frontal)

divides body into anterior or posterior parts

sagittal plane

vertical division dividing body into left and right parts

midsagittal plane

divides the body into equal right and left sides

cephalic

head

cervical

neck

facial

face

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

frontal

forehead

cranial

skull

orbital/occular

eye

buccal

cheek

mental

chin

thoracic

chest

sternal

breastbone

acromial

shoulder

mammary

brest

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

abdominal

abdomen

umbilicial

naval

antecubital

front of elbow

antebrachial

forearm

pelvic

pelvis

coxal

hip

carpal

wrist

pollex

thumb

palmar

palm

pubic

pubis

inguinal

groin

digital/phalangeal

fingers, toes

patellar

kneecap

femoral

thigh

crural

leg

tarsal

ankle

hallux

great toe

otic

ear

dorsal

back

lumbar

lower back (loin)

olecranal

back of elbow

sacral

sacrum

manual

hand

gluteal

buttock

popliteal

back of knee

sural

calf

pedal

foot

calcaneal

heel

plantar

sole of foot

frontal bone

forehead

parietal bones

two bones on top of head

occipital bone

back of head

temporal bones

sides of head

coronal suture

the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull

sagittal suture

between parietal bones

squamous suture

Between parietal and temporal bones

lambdoid suture

between parietal bones and occipital bone

sphenoid bone

looks like butterfly, tiny on the side

sella turcica

depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located

greater wings

butterfly wings

lesser wings

butterfly antenas

ethmoid bone

rectangle above sphenoid bone

cribriform plate of ethmoid

superior

cribiform foramina

holes in cribiform plate

external occipital protuberance

bump on back of head

foramen magnum

hole where spinal cord goes to enter brain

occipital condyles

rounded processes that articulate with the atlas

mastoid prorcess

small rounded bone behind the ear

styloid process

pointed pole-like bone on sides of head

external auditory meatus

ear hole

mandibular fossa

two projections where mandible fits

nasal bone

bridge of nose

lacrimal bone

corner of eye

zygomatic bone

cheek bones

maxilla

upper jaw

vomer

nasal septum in the middle (most inferior)

inferior nasal conchae

form part of lateral walls of nasal cavity

palatine bone

back of roof of the mouth

Mandible

lower jaw bone

how many cervical vertebrae are there

7

how many thoracic vertebrae are there

12

how many lumbar vertebrae are there

5

C1

atlas

C2

axis

sacrum

5 fused vertebrae

coccyx

tailbone