PSIO 201 Lab 1.1

Anatomical Position

Anatomical Position

To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

Supine

laying face up

prone

laying face down

acromial region

shoulder

axillary region

armpit

brachial region

biceps, upper arm

cubital region

elbow

antebrachial region

forearm

carpal

wrist

palmar region

palm

coxal region

hip

patellar region

knee

cephalic region

head

facial region

face

cervical region

neck

thoracic region

chest and upper back

sternal region

middle part betweem pecks

pectoral region

pecks

umbilical region

belly button

abdominal region

stomach

inguinal region

pelvis-groin

pubic region

genital region

femoral region

thigh, quads

cural region

lower leg, shin, calves

tarsal region

ankle

plantar region

bottom of foot

cranial region

head

nuchal region

back of neck

interscapular region

between shoulder blades

scapular region

shoulder blades

vertebral region

spinal column

vertebral region

spinal column

lumbar region

lower back, back dimples

sacral region

tailbone, lower back

gluteal region

butt cheeks

perineal region

butt crack, area between anus and genitals

popliteal region

back of knee, knee armpit

calcaneal

heel

ventral

toward the belly →

dorsal

towards the back ←

anterior

toward the front →

posterior

toward the back ←

cephalic

toward the head, down to up ⬆

rostral

toward the nose

caudal

toward the foot, up to down ⬇

superior

above ⬆

inferior

below ⬇️

medial

towards the midline

lateral

away midline

roximal

closer to the point of attachment to limb

distal

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

ipsilateral

same side

contralateral

opposite side of the body

superficial

near the surface, skin is superficial to the muscles

deep

away from the surface, the bones are deep to the muscles

sagital plane

divides body into left and right

frontal plane

divides the body into front and back portions

transverse plane

horizontal divison of the body into upper and lower portions

planes

flat surfaces that divide the body or organs to visualize internal structures

sections

cuts of the body or its organs made along a plane, longitudinal, cross-section

arm

located between shoulder and elbow

forearm

located between elbow and wrist

thigh

located between groin and knee

leg

located between knee and ankle

upper limbs

whole arm

lower limbs

whole legs

abdominopelvic regions

right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

organs in right hypochondriac region

liver, gallbladder, diaphram

organs in the epigastric region

stomach and liver

organs in the left hypochondriac region

diaphragm, spleen, stomach

organs in the right lumbar region

ascending colon of large intestine

organs in umbilical region

small intestine, transverse colon of large intestine

organs in the left lumbar region

descending colon of large intestine

organs in the right iliac region

cecum and appendix

organs in hypogastric region

urinary bladdder

organs in the left iliac region

initial part of sigmoid colon

quadrants of the abdomen

right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant

organs in right upper quadrant

Liver, gallbladder, and portion of colon

organs in left upper quadrant

stomach, spleen, portion of colon

organs in right lower quadrant

large intestine, cecum and ascending colon, appendix

organs in left lower quadrant

descending and sigmoid portions of the colon

cranial cavity

contains the brain

vertebral canal

\n contains the spinal cord

thoracic cavity

contains heart and lungs

diaphragm cavity

separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

abdominal cavity

Contains stomach, intestines, spleen, and liver, and other organs

pelvic cavity

Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum

pleural cavity

contains the lungs

mediastinum

space between the lungs

pericardial cavity

contains the heart

what cavities does the thoracic cavity hold?

pleural and pericardial cavities

what cavities does the abdominopelvic cavity hold?

abdominal and pelvic cavities

serous membranes

Line body cavities that lack openings to the outside

thoracic serous membranes

pleura and pericardium

pleura serous membrane

surrounds a lung

pericardium serous membrane

lines the pericardial cavity and covers the heart

abdominal serous membranes

peritoneum

peritoneum

membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

visceral serous membrane

membrane covering the organ

parietal serous membrane

membrane attached to the cavity wall