LAB EXERSICE 1

ANATOMICAL POSITION

ANATOMICAL POSITION

this position, the body is in an erect (standing) posture with the arms at the side and palms turned forward. The head and feet are also pointing forward.

ANATOMICAL POSITION

is a reference position that gives meaning to the directional terms used to describe the body parts and regions

LEFT

to the left of the body (not your left, the subject’s)

RIGHT

to the right of the body or structure being studied

LATERAL

toward the side, away from the midsagittal plane

MEDIAL

toward the midsagittal plane; away from the side

ANTERIOR

toward the front of the body

POSTERIOR

toward the back (rear) of the body

SUPERIOR

toward the top of the body

INFERIOR

toward the bottom of the body

DORSAL

along (or toward) the vertebral surface of the body

VENTRAL

along (toward) the belly surface of the body

CAUDAD

toward the tail (four legged animals)

CEPHALAD

toward the head (four legged animals)

PROXIMAL

toward the trunk (describes relative position in a limb or other appendage)

DISTAL

away from the trunk or point attachment

VISCERAL

toward an internal organ; away from the outer wall (describes positions inside a body cavity)

PARIETAL

toward the wall; away from the internal structures

DEEP

toward the inside of a part; away from the surfaces

SUPERFICIAL

toward the surface of a part; away from the inside

MEDULLARY

refers to an inner region, or medulla

CORTICAL

refers to an outer region, or cortex

SUPINE

refers to lying face upward

PRONE

refers to lying face downward

SECTION

refers to a part cut along a plane

PLANE

is a geometrical concept referring to an imagined flat surface

CROSS-SECTION

refers to a part cut crosswise

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

is a cut made lengthwise

SAGITTAL PLANE

extends from anterior to posterior and superior to inferior, dividing (not equal) the body into left and right portions.

MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

refers to a sagittal plane that divides the body into exactly equal left and right portions

FRONTAL PLANE

divides the body into anterior and posterior portion

CORONAL PLANE

frontal plane is also called?

HORIZONTAL PLANE

divides the body into superior and inferior portions

TRANSVERSE PLANE

horizontal plane is also called?

DORSAL CAVITIES

VENTRAL CAVITIES

two principal groups of body cavities are?

CRANIAL CAVITY

within the skull

BRAIN

what organ can be seen in the cranial cavity?

SPINAL CAVITY

within the vertebral column

SPINAL CORD

what organ can be seen in the spinal cavity?

THORACIC CAVITY

what cavity is within the rib cage?

PLEURAL CAVITIES

left 1/3 and right 1/3 of the thoracic cavitiy

LUNG

what organ can be seen in the PLEURAL CAVITIES

MEDIASTINUM

middle 1/3 of thorax

• HEART

• TRACHEA

• ESOPHAGUS

what organs can be seen in the MEDIASTINUMß

• PLEURAL CAVITIES

• MEDIASTINUM

what cavities can be seen in the THORACIC CAVITY?

ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

form the diaphragm to the bottom of the trunk

ABDOMINAL CAVITY

from the diaphragm to the rim of the pelvic bones

• STOMACH

• LIVER

• MOST OF THE INTESTINES

• PANCREAS

• SPLEEN

• KIDNEYS

what organs can be seen in the ABDOMINAL CAVITY?

PELVIC CAVITY

from the pelvic rim to the floor of the trunk

• PORTIONS OF THE INTESTINES

• OVARIES

• UTERUS

• URINARY BLADDER

what organs can be seen in the PELVIC CAVITY?

RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION

top right region

BELOW RIB CARTILAGE

HYPOCHONDRIAC means?

EPIGASTRIC REGION

top middle region

NEAR THE STOMACH

EPIGASTRIC means?

LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION

top left region

RIGHT LUMBER REGION

middle right region

LUMBAR VERTEBRAE IN LOWER BACK

LUMBAR refers to?

UMBILICAL REGION

central region

UMBILICUS or NAVEL

UMBILICAL refers to?

LEFT LUMBAR REGION

middle left region

RIGHT ILIAC REGION

lower right region

ILIUM

ILIAC refers to the?

ILIUM

the bow-like part of the hip bone

HYPOGASTRIC REGION

lower middle region

BELOW THE STOMACH

HYPOGASTRIC means?

LEFT ILIAC REGION

lower left region

RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT

RUQ means?

LEFT UPPER QUADRANT

LUQ means?

RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT

RLQ means?

LEFT LOWER QUADRANT

LLQ means?

ABDOMINAL

Anterior aspect term of:

area overlying the abdominal cavity

ANTEBRACHIAL

Anterior aspect term of:

forearm

AXILLARY

Anterior aspect term of:

armpit

BRACHIAL

Anterior aspect term of:

upper arm

BUCCAL

Anterior aspect term of:

cheek

CARPAL

Anterior aspect term of:

wrist

CERVICAL

Anterior aspect term of:

neck

COXAL

Anterior aspect term of:

hip

CRURAL

Anterior aspect term of:

anterior leg (shin)

CUBITAL

Anterior aspect term of:

anterior of elbow

FEMORAL

Anterior aspect term of:

thigh

FIBULAR

Anterior aspect term of:

lateral leg

MENTAL

chin

NASAL

nose

ORAL

Anterior aspect term of:

mouth

ORBITAL

Anterior aspect term of:

eye

PATELLAR

Anterior aspect term of:

anterior knee joint

PUBIC

Anterior aspect term of:

lower front of trunk, between thighs

TARSAL

Anterior aspect term of:

ankle

THORACIC

Anterior aspect term of:

chest

UMBILICAL

Anterior aspect term of:

navel

CALCANEAL

Posterior aspect term of:

Heel

CERVICAL

Posterior aspect term of:

neck

FLANK

Posterior aspect term of:

lateral region between ribs and pelvis

GLUTEAL

Posterior aspect term of:

buttocks

LUMBAR

Posterior aspect term of:

lower back

OCCIPITAL

Posterior aspect term of:

posterior of head

POPLITEAL

Posterior aspect term of:

posterior knee joint

SCAPULAR

Posterior aspect term of:

shoulder blade

SURAL

Posterior aspect term of:

calf