unit 1 Flashcards
(44 cards)
Proximal
Near the trunk (torso)
Distal
Farther from trunk (torso)
Dorsal
Back side
Ventral
Belly/frontside
Cephalad
Toward head
Caudal
Toward feet
Superficial
Near top of surface
Deep
Below surface
Cardinal plane
Line going through body’s center of mass
Sagittal plane
Line going through the middle of body
Frontal (coronal) plane
Line splitting body into front and back
Tranverse(horizontal) plane
Line spitting body into top and bottom
Diagonal plane
Live passes diagonally through body
Axial skeleton
Head, neck, torso
Appendicular skeleton
Anything connected to axial
Cervical
Pertaining to neck
Thoracic
Pertaining to chest
Lumbar
Lower back (between thorax and pelvis)
Sacral
Lower portion of back below lumbar region
Axillary
Pertaining to armpit
Brachial
Pertaining to arm
Femoral
Pertaining to thigh
Plantar
Sole of the foot
Palmar
Palm of hand