Language of Anatomy
Space inside the bony skull
cranial cavity
Posterior
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Proximal
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Superior
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intermediate
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vertral
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anterior body trunk and fear to ribs
abdominal
largest hollow space of the body vertically enclosed by the vertical column and the abdominal and other organs
abdominal cavity
helps maintain the pressure gradient in our thoracic cavity
abdominopelvic cavity
Area of the upper limb between elbow and hand
antebranchial
anterior surface of elbow
antecubital
armpits
axillary
arm
brachial
cheek area
buccal
heel of the foot
calcaneal
wrist
carpal
Head
cephalic
neck area
cervical
divides body into front and back
coronal plane (frontal)
Another term for a Frontal Plane
coronal section
Area of back between ribs and hips
lumbar
thigh
femoral
Buttlock
gluteal
right and left upper regions beneath the ribs
hypochondriac region
below the stomach
hypogastric region
lumbar region to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist
lumbar region
organ that produces milk
mammary
toward or at the midline of the body
medial
Space inside the nose
nasal cavity
top of shoulder
Acromial
how we cut things
Anterior/Posterior
used for four legged creatures and is the same as inferior and superior
Cranial/Caudal
Crura act as pump for cisterna chyli and obstruct lymph flow when tense
Diaphragm
the lower right and lower left abdominal regions
lliac region
Inferior
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A cut made along the length wise plane of the body
Sagittal Section
toward the head and or upper part of a structure or the body
Superior/Inferior
Lateral
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used for four-legged creatures and paired with Anterior
Ventral/Dorsal
Anterior (ventral)
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Caudal
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Cranial
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Distal
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Dorsal
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away from the surface
deep
curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
deltoid
fingers, toes
digital
cross-section
division of the body using superior and inferior
gives arise to sensation and perception of the nervous system
dorsal cavity
located above the stomach
epigastric region
Area where thigh meets body trunk
inguinal
away from the midline of the body
lateral
posterior surface of head
occipital
The posterior surface of the elbow
olecranal
mouth
oral
mouth
oral cavity
eye area
orbital
anterior knee
patellar
foot
pedal
A funnel shaped space surrounded by pelvic bones
pelvic cavity
The space between the parietal and the visceral layers
pericardial cavity
sole of the foot
plantar
behind the knee
popliteal
arm/legs
proximal/ distal
genital region
pubic
The cut that is made down the median plane of the body
sagittal plane
shoulder blade region
scapular
extends from the cranial cavity to the end of the vertebral column
spinal cavity
toward or near the surface
superficial
The posterior surface of lower leg
sural
Ankle region
tarsal
chest
thoracic
contains heart and lungs
thoracic cavity
A cut along the horizontal plane
transverse plane
The center most region, which includes the umbilicus
umbilical region
contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen
ventral cavity
pelvic cavity and abdominal cavity
what two functions are connected to the abdominopelvic cavity?
