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Tortora 11th
Anatomical Position
Question | Answer |
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Head | cephalic |
Armpit | axillary |
Arm | brachial |
Front of elbow | antebrachial |
Wrist | carpal |
Palm | palmar |
Fingers | digital or phalageal |
Thigh | femoral |
Anterior surface of knee | patellar |
Leg | crural |
Foot | pedal |
Ankle | tarsal |
Toes | digital or phalangeal |
Top of foot | dorsum |
Base of skull | occipital |
Neck | cervical |
Shoulder | acromial |
Shoulder Blade | scapular |
Spinal Column | vertebral |
Back of elbow | olecranal |
Back | dorsal |
Between hips | sacral |
Loin | Lumbar |
Buttock | gluteal |
Hollow behind knee | popliteal |
Calf | sural |
Sole | plantar |
Heel | calcaneal |
Back of hand | dorsum |
Upper Limb | Attaches to the trunk and consist of the shoulder, armpit, forearem, wrist, and hand |
Lower Limb | Attaches to the trunk and consists of the buttock, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. |
Directional terms | words that decribes the position of one body part relative to another. |
Regional Names | The human body is divided into several major regions that can identified externally. The principal regions are the head, neck, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs. |
Trunk | Chest, abdomen, and pelvis |
Head | Consists of skull and face |
Neck | supports the head and attaches it to the trunk |
Planes | Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body parts |
Sagittal plane | vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right andf left sides |
Midsagittal plane or median plane | When a plane passes through the midline of the body or organ and divides it into equal right and left sides |
Parasagittal plane | If the sagittal plane does not pass through the midlline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides |
Frontal or Coronal plane | divides the body or organ into anterior (front) or posterior (back) portions |
Transverse plane | divides the body or organ inot superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions. |
Oblique plane | passes through the body or organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either a sagittal or frontal plane |
Body cavities | Spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal organs. |
Thoracic cavity | Chest cavity, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinum |