General/Directional Terms
branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of living organisms through dissections and separations?
What is anatomy?
branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts
What is physiology?
on the same side of the body as another structure
What is ipsilateral?
the lower extremity is...
What is extended?
divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
What is the coronal plane?
towards middle/center
What is medial?
What is lateral?
opposite side of the body
What is contralateral?
the body is...
What is erect or upright?
divides body into left and right portions
What is the saggital plane?
part of body that is closer to center of body than another part
What is proximal?
of/relating to palm of hand
What is palmar?
on the surface or shallow
What is superficial?
DOUBLE POINTS: The palms are.../the hand is in...
What is forward/What is supination?
divides the body into superior and inferior portions
What is the transverse plane?
of/relating to the sole of the foot
What is plantar?
(superior) towards the head
What is cranial?
away from the surface
What is deep (profundus)?
the heels are...
What is together or relaxed?
divides the body into equal left and right regions
What is the midsaggital plane?
study of individual structures that make up the body
What is systemic anatomy?
(inferior) away from the head
What is caudal?
person after whom some discovery/invention is named/thought to be named
What is an eponym?
the fingers are together and in the plane of the...
What is the palm?
divides the body into unequal left and right regions
What is the parasaggital plane?