Unit 1, Anatomy of the Trunk Flashcards
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Dorsal (Posterior)
Back Side
Ventral (Anterior)
Stomach Side
Cranial (Superior)
Head Side (top)
Caudal (Inferior)
Feet Side (bottom)
Lateral
Away from midline
Medial
Toward midline
Superficial
Lying atop
Deep
Beneath
Proximal (relates to limbs)
Located closer to trunk
Distal (relates to limbs)
Located further from trunk
Frontal Plane
Divides body into ventral and dorsal parts
Mid-Sagittal Plane
Divides body into right and left halves
Transverse Plane
Divides body into cranial and caudal parts
Somites
Segmental embryonic cells (lie in pairs along developing spinal cord)
What is the cervical region?
Atlas (C1)
Axis (C2), no vertebral body, has dens
What is the thoracic region?
Superior and Inferior Costal Facets T1-T12 vertebrae (Transverse Costal Facets on transverse process of T1-T9 vertebrae)
What is the Lumbar Region?
no foramina in transverse processes or costal facets for rib articulation
What is the Sacral region?
five fused vertebrae, wedge- shaped, attaches vertebral column to hip bones
What is the coccygeal?
tiny caudal vertebrae
What does the anterior longitudinal ligament attach?
Anterior vertebral body to “
posterior longitudinal ligament attach?
posterior vertebral body to “
ligamenta flava ligament attach?
lamina to “
intertransverse ligament attach?
transverse process to “
Interspinous ligament attach?
spinous process to “