Anterior Anatomy
Direction
Organ System
Posterior Anatomy
Definitions
100
point of the shoulder
What is acromial
100
This plane splits the body into left and right
What is median
100
the skeletal muscles are in this system
What is muscular
100
Buttock region
What is gluteal
100
Means the same thing as posterior
What is Dorsal
200
Area known as the armpit
What is axillary
200
This plane splits the body into front and back
What is frontal (coronal)
200
The skin is in the organ system
What is integumentary
200
Thigh region
What is femorial
200
The study of the body and how its parts work or function
What is physiology
300
Lateral part of the leg
What is fibular
300
Divides the body into superior and inferior parts
What is transverse
300
Brain and spinal cord are in this system
What is nervous
300
Posterior surface of the elbow
What is olecranal
300
Consists of groups of similar cells that have a common function.
What are tissues
400
Mouth
What is oral
400
Toward the front of the body
What is ventral or anterior
400
The pharynx and trachea are in this organ system
What is respiratory
400
Posterior surface of the lower leg, calf
What is sural
400
The body's ability to mainain relatively stable internal conditions
What is homeostasis
500
buccal
What is cheek area
500
Close to the origin of the body part of point of attachment
What is Proximal
500
The vas deferens and uterine tube are in the organ system
What is reproductive
500
posterior surface of the skull
What is occipital
500
The cavity that is inferior to the diaphragm
What is abdominopelvic cavity
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