Basic Terminology
This word means the study of the STRUCTURE of living things.
What is anatomy?
above something
superior
This plane creates a right and left side
What is sagittal (mid-sagitaal)
the spine is in this cavity
spinal cavity
The heart and blood vessels are in this system.
Circulatory or cardiovascular system
This word means the way a body part FUNCTIONS.
What is physiology?
below something
inferior
plane that cuts the body into a front and back
frontal
The brain is in this cavity
Cranial
The stomach and intestines are in this system.
Digestive system
The anatomical position requires the palms face this way.
What is anterior or toward the front.
in front of
anterior
This plane creates upper and lower halves
What is transverse
The whole front side of the body
ventral
Respiratory
This term means to closer to the surface of the body.
What is superficial?
behind something
posterior
This plane is also known as the coronal plane.
What is frontal plane?
The whole back side of the body
dorsal
Our kidneys and bladder are in this system.
Excretory or renal system
This term means further away from the surface of the body.
What is deep?
towards the center of the body
medial
This plane refers to "through the midline"
What is mid sagittal?
The lungs are in this cavity
thoracic cavity
This systems protects us from invading pathogens.
Immune system
This word means closer to the truck of the body/where limbs insert into the skeleton.
What is proximal?
Cuts the body into a top and bottom half (plane)
transverse
This plane is also known as the horizontal or axial plane.
What is transverse?
The bladder and reproductive organs are in this cavity
Pelvic cavity
Skin, nails and hair are in this system
Integumentary