Directional Terms
Anterior Surfaces
Posterior Surfaces
Definitions
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100
Above

Superior

100

Mangus

Hand

100

Femoral

Thigh

100

The study of the structure and shape of the body, its parts, and their relationship

Anatomy

100

The study of body structures that you can see with the naked eye

Gross Anatomy

200

Medial

On the inner side

200

Tarsal

Ankle

200

Cephalic

Head

200

Anatomical Position

Human body erect, with head and toes pointed forward and arms at the side with palms facing forwards

200

Lateral

On the outer side of

300

Proximal

Close to the point of attachment

300
Acromial

Shoulder

300

Vertebral

Spine
300

Contains the abdomen and pelvic body cavity

Abdominopelvic

300

Axillary

Armpit

400

Ventral

In front of

400

Antecubical

Anterior surface of elbow

400

Popliteal

Posterior part of knee

400

Plane

A portion of the body being cut along an imaginary line
400

Frontal

A cut that is made to make the body into anterior and posterior parts
500

What do dorsal and distal mean?

Dorsal- behind

Distal- farther from the point of attachment

500

Terms for breast, breastbone, and chest

Breast- Mammary

Breastbone- Sternal

Chest- Thoracic

500

What are sural, scapular, and sacral?

Sural- Calf

Scapular- Shoulder Blade

Sacral- Area between Hips

500

What are the dorsal and ventral cavities?

Dorsal- cavity that consists of the cranial and spinal cavities

Ventral- cavity that consists of all the structures within the chest and abdomen

500

List all of the Directional Terms and what they mean.

Superior- above   Inferior- below   Ventral- in front of   Dorsal- behind   Medial-  inner side of   Lateral- outer side of   Proximal- close to point of attachment   Distal- away from point of attachment   Superficial- at the body surface   Deep- away from the body surface