Above/towards the head.
What is superior?
Hip
What is coxal?
Further from the surface of the body.
What is deep?
The main function is providing a framework and protection.
What is the skeletal system?
Back of the knee
What is popliteal?
The study of cells.
What is cytology?
Towards the back of the body/dorsal.
What is posterior?
Contains the urinary bladder, ureters, kidneys, and urethra.
What is urinary system?
Contains the uterus, ovaries, testes, and prostate gland.
What is reproductive system?
Shin/Front of leg
What is crural?
The study of tissues.
What is histology?
Further from the point of attachment to the torso.
What is distal?
The major function is exchange of gases such as oxygen and carbon dioxide.
What is respiratory system?
Contains the spleen, thymus gland, and lymph nodes.
What is lymphatic/immune system?
Chin
What is mental?
Subtype of anatomy that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
What is microscopic anatomy?
Towards the midline of the body.
What is medial?
Slow-acting control system of the body that produces hormones.
What is the endocrine system?
The main function to produce movement and helps generate body heat.
What is the muscular system?
Top of shoulder
What is acromial?