Anatomical Organization Flashcards
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Anatomical Position
Supine = on back Prone = on stomach
Transverse / Horizontal / Axial
Cut into Upper / Inferior
Sagittal (not center)
Mid-sagittal (right down the middle)
Cuts into Right and left sides
Coronal / Frontal
Cuts into front and back. (laying on side)
Directional Terms
Posterior (dorsal)
Anterior (ventral)
Superior / Cranial / Cephalic
Inferior / Caudal
Medial / Lateral
Directional Terms
Posterior (dorsal)
Anterior (ventral)
Superior / Cranial / Cephalic
Inferior / Caudal
Medial / Lateral
Proximal
Toward the center
Distal
Away from the center
Examples of proximal / Distal
Extremities: elbow is distal to shoulder / elbow is proximal to wrist
GI Tract: proximal is close to mouth / stomach is proximal to intestines / distal would be anus
Circulatory System: Proximal close to heart
Vessels near heart are proximal to vessels in fingers
Superficial
Toward the skin
Deep
Internal or away from skin
Hypo
Below
Hyper
Above / epi
Cavities
Cranial Cavity Thoracic Cavity Abdominal Cavity Pelvic Cavity Vertebral Cavity
Linings
Parietal = lining of cavity Visceral = lining of organ
Abdominal Region
R Upper Quadrant / L Upper Quadrant
R Lower Quadrant / L Lower Quadrant
Abdominal Region
R Hypocondrial / Epigastric / L Hypocondrial
R Lumbar / Umbilical / L Lumbar
R Iliac / Hypogastric / L Iliac
Regions (Head)
Cephalic (head)
Facial
Regions (Spine)
Cervical (neck)
Thoracic (mid back)
Lumbar (low back)
Sacral (bone lower)
Regions (Arm)
Clavicular (collarbone) Axillary (arm pit) Brachial (arm) Cubital (elbow) ante-brachial (forarm) Carpal (wrist) Palmar / dorsum (top) Hand
Region (whole body)
Sternal pectoral abdominal Pelvic Pubic Gluteal Inguinal
Regions (lower extermities)
Thigh Leg (below knee) Poplateal (knee) tarsal (ankle) Pedal (dorsum / planter): top and bottom of foot
Organization
Atom Molecule Organelles Cells (smallest unit of life) Tissues Organs Systems Body (organism)
Systems of Body
Integumentary System Skeletal Muscular nervous endocrine Circulatory (cardiovascular) lymphatic (immune) respiratory digestive urinary reproductive