Directions 1
This term means: above or toward the head
superior
This term means: toward the midline, middle
medial
The carpal region is ________ to the tarsal region.
What is superior or proximal?
The plane that divides the body into left and right sides.
What is the sagittal or mid-sagittal plane?
This is the anatomical term for big toe.
What is hallux?
The lungs are located in this cavity.
What is the thoracic or pleural cavity?
This organ is located inferior to the mental region; superior to the umbilicus; posterior to the sternum; medial to the pleural cavities.
What is the heart?
This term means: further away from the surface of the body
deep
This term means: closer to the trunk or point of attachment
proximal
The pectoral region is ________ to the acromial region.
What is superior and medial?
This plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts.
What is the transverse plane?
These are the 4 features of Anatomical Position.
What is standing erect, facing forward, arms to the side, palms forward?
The brain is located in this cavity.
What is the cranial cavity?
This region is inferior to the acromial region; superior to the proximal phalanges; anterior to the olecranal region.
What is the antecubital region?
This term means: away from midline or towards the side
lateral
In dissection, the term referring to the back view of the specimen.
What is dorsal or posterior?
The patellar region is ____________ to the popliteal region.
What is anterior/ventral?
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
What is the frontal plane?
This is the anatomical term for "the quick" of the fingernail.
What is the hyponchium?
The urinary bladder is located in this cavity.
What is the pelvic cavity?
This region is superior to the thoracic region; anterior to the occiputal region; inferior to the iris; medial and inferior to the temporal region.
What is the nasal region?
What is the term for: towards the back, behind
posterior
This term means: below or towards the floor
inferior
The otic region is ___________ to the buccal region.
What is lateral?
This type of cut/plane on the posterior torso would expose the scapular region.
What is a parasagittal cut/plane?
Your "anatomical snuffbox" is located here.
Where is your hand?
The heart is located in this cavity.
What is the pericardial cavity?
This region is located posterior to the umbilicus; superior to the femoral region; inferior to the lumbar region; medial to the gluteal region.
What is the sacral region or sacrum?
In dissection the front view of a specimen.
What is ventral or anterior?
This term means: closer to the surface of the body
superficial
The pelvic region is __________ to the coxal region.
What is medial?
This is the location, region and direction/plane/cut the surgeon would need to make to expose your sternum.
What is the anterior, mid-sagittal, thoracic region.
The anatomical term for your thumb is this.
What is the pollex?
The pancreas is located in this cavity.
What is the abdominal cavity? (abdominopelvic also o.k.)
This is anterior to the sural region; superior to the plantar region; inferior to the patellar region.
What is the crural region?