Pre-Lab Exercise 1-1

Posterior

(dorsal) toward the back of the body

superficial

(external) toward or at the body surface

Anterior

(ventral) front of the body

Lateral

away from the midline

Inferior

caudal, away from head, toward tail

anterior body cavity

consists of the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavities; protects the internal organs; also called ventral body cavity

Superior

cranial, toward or closer to head

frontal plane (coronal plane)

divides body into anterior and posterior sides

saggital plane

divides the body into a right and left side

deep

internal; away from the body surface

Medial

toward the midline

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

posterior body cavity

Consists of the cranial and spinal cavity; protects the structures of the nervous system; also called dorsal body cavity

serous membrane

Thin, double layered membranes covering surfaces in central cavity; pericardium, pleural, peritoneum

What are the upper and lower limbs referred to as?

appendicular region

transverse plane

divides the body into superior and inferior parts

Distal

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment