anatomy lab activity 1

shoulder

acromial

anterior part of elbow

antecubital

armpit

axillary

upper arm (elbow → shoulder)

brachial

cheeks

buccal

head (entire)

cephalic

neck

cervical

back of head

cranial

lower anterior leg

crural

fingers/toes

digits/phalanges

face

facial

upper anterior leg

femoral

gluteal

posterior butt

big toe

hallux

groin

inguinal

lower back

lumbar

lower jaw/mandable/chin

mental

eyes

ocular

mouth

oral

ears

otic/auris

palm of hand

palmar

soles of feet

plantar

thumb

pollex

back of knee

popitial

posterior lower leg

sural

chest/ribcage

thorax/thoracic

towards the front

anterior

towards the back

posterior

towards the head

superior (torso only)

towards the feet

inferior (torso only)

towards the median plane

medial

farther from the medial plane

lateral

towards the surface

superficial

farther from the surface

deep

soles of feet

plantar

top of foot

dorsal (foot)

palm of hand

palmar

back of hand (top)

dorsal

lining anterior body cavities (membrane)

parietal

covering the organs within anterior body cavities (membrane)

visceral

towards point of origin

proximal (appendages only)

farther from point of origin

distal (appendages only)

the ears are —— to the nose

lateral

the thigh is ———— to the leg

either proximal or distal

the digits are ———- to the leg

distal

the muscles of the arm are ———- to the skin of the arm

deep

the posterior side of the hand is the ——— surface

dorsal

the thumb is on the ———- side of the hand

lateral

the nose is ——— to the mouth

superior

the sole of the foot is the ——- surface

plantar

the membrane covering an organ is the ———— membrane

visceral

the umbilicus (navel) is on the ——- surface of the body

anterior

the palms of the hand is known as the ——- surface

palmar

the intestines are ———- to the lungs

inferior

the walls of the body cavities are lined with ————- membrane

parietal

a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections

sagittal plane

down the middle into even right and left sections

median (midsagittal place)

vertical plane that splits into right and left but a little to the side

parasagittal plane

a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

Frontal (coronal) plane

a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

transverse (horizontal) plane

a horizontal plane that divides the body at an angle into superior or proximal and inferior or distal sections

oblique plane

a space that houses an organ

body cavity

dorsal (posterior) cavities

cranial or spinal

cavity housing the brain

cranial cavity

cavity housing the spinal cord

spinal cavity

ventral (anterior) cavities

thoracic cavities, pericardial cavity, abdominopelvic cavities

cavity that houses anything in the chest

thoracic cavity

cavity that houses the lungs

pleural cavities (2)

region that houses the heart, trachea, and esophagus

mediastinum region

cavity that houses the heart

pericardial cavity

cavity that houses reproductive organs

abdominopelvic cavity

cavity that houses a thin film of lubricating serous fluid

peritoneal cavity

cavity that houses the kidneys

retroperitoneal cavity

cavity that houses the liver, spleen, and stomach

abdominal cavity

cavity that houses the bladder, internal productive structures

pelvic cavity