Anatomical Directions
The term for "toward the head."
What is superior?
This system includes the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
What is the nervous system?
This organ pumps blood through the circulatory system.
What is the heart?
This plane divides the body into left and right halves.
What is the sagittal plane?
This is the smallest unit of life in the human body.
What is a cell?
The term that describes something closer to the midline of the body.
What is medial?
This system is responsible for circulating blood and oxygen throughout the body.
What is the circulatory system?
This large organ detoxifies chemicals and metabolizes drugs.
What is the liver?
This plane divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.
What is the coronal (or frontal) plane?
The anatomical term for the collarbone.
What is the clavicle?
The term for "toward the front" of the body.
What is anterior?
The body system responsible for the exchange of gases, particularly oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What is the respiratory system?
These organs are responsible for filtering blood and producing urine.
What are the kidneys?
This plane divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts.
What is the transverse plane?
The anatomical term for the kneecap.
What is the patella?
The term for "farther from the point of attachment" on a limb.
What is distal?
This system involves glands that release hormones to regulate body functions.
What is the endocrine system?
The primary organ of the respiratory system where gas exchange occurs.
What are the lungs?
When a plane cuts through the body diagonally, it is referred to as this type of plane.
What is an oblique plane?
This layer of the skin contains hair follicles, sweat glands, and blood vessels.
What is the dermis?
The term for "toward the surface" of the body.
What is superficial?
The system that eliminates waste from the body and regulate water balance.
What is the execratory/urinary system?
The largest organ in the human body, which provides protection and regulates temperature.
What is the skin?
The term for a plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.
What is the midsagittal plane?
The muscle primarily responsible for the action of inhaling by expanding the chest cavity. When this muscle is hyperactive it can cause you to have hiccups.
What is the diaphragm?