Medical Terminology
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| Frontal | Forehead
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| Orbital | Eye
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| Buccal | Cheek
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| Nasal | Nose
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| Oral | Mouth
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| Mental | Chin
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| Axillary | Armpit
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| Mammary | Breast
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| Pectoral | Chest
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| Sternal | Sternum
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| Abdominal | Abdomen
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| Coxal | Hip
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| Inguinal | Groin
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| Deltoid | Shoulder
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| Brachial | Arm
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| Antecubital | Front of elbow
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| Olecranal | Elbow
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| Antebrachial | Forearm
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| Carpal | Wrist
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| Dorsum of the hand | Top of the hand
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| Manus | Hand
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| Palmar | Palm
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| Digital | Finger, Toe
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| Femoral | Thigh
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| Pastellar | Kneecap
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| Popliteal | Posterior of knee
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| Crural | Leg
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| Sural | Calf
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| Calcaneal | Heel
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| Plantar surface | Sole
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| Tarsal | Ankle
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| Dorsum of foot | Top of foot
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| Pes | Foot
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| Cranial | Surrounding the brain
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| Occipital | Back of head
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| Auricular | Ear
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| Vertebral | Spinal Column
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| Lumbar | Lower back
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| Sacral | Lower back/butt area
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| Gluteal | Buttock
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| Right Hypochondriac | Liver, Gallbladder, Right Kidney, Small Intestine
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| Epigastric Region | Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Duodenum, Spleen, Adrenal Glands
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| Left Hypochondriac | Spleen, Colon, Left Kidney, Pancreas
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| Right Lumbar | Gallbladder, Liver, Right Colon
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| Umbilical Region | Umbilicus (navel), parts of the small intestine, Duodenum
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| Left Lumbar | Descending Colon, Left Kidney
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| Right Iliac | Appendix, Cecum
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| Hypogastric Region | Urinary Bladder, Sigmoid Colon, Female Reproductive Organs
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| Left Iliac | Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon
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| Superior | Towards the head
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| Inferior | Towards the feet
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| Anterior (ventral) | Towards the front of the body
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| Posterior (dorsal) | Towards the back of the body
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| Medial | Towards the middle of the body
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| Lateral | Towards the sides of the body
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| Intermediate | Between the middle and sides of the body
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| Proximal | Closer to the appendicular attachment point
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| Distal | Further away from the appendicular attachment point
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| Gross Anatomy (macroscopic) | Study of the structure and relationships of body parts that are visible to the naked eye (ex - stomach and brain)
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| Microscopic Anatomy | Study of the structure and relationships of body parts that are not visible to the naked eye (ex - cells and tissues)
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| Embryology | Study of fetal development
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| Regional Anatomy | Study of an area of the body
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| Surface Anatomy | Study of an internal structure by superficial(surface) examination
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| Systems Anatomy | Study of an organ system
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| Comparative Anatomy | Similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species
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| Developmental Anatomy | Study of structural changes over a lifespan
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| Integumentary System | Protect and maintain external boundary of the body (skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands)
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| Skeletal System | Provide support and movement to the body (bones)
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| Muscular System | Movement (skeletal muscle)
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| Nervous System | Fast communication within the body (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
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| Endocrine System | Hormonal communication within the body (pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovary, testes)
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| Cardiovascular System | Transport hormones nutrients, waste, thru the body (heart, blood vessels, blood)
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| Respiratory System | Inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide (lungs, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nasal and oral cavities)
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| Lymphatic/Immune System | Protect the body from pathogens (lymph nodes, spleen, immune cells)
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| Digestive System | breakdown food into nutrients (alimentary canal-oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine) (accessory organs - liver, gallbladder, pancreas, teeth)
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| Urinary System | Excrete nitrogenous waste from body via urine (kidney (produce urine); bladder, urethra)
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| Male Reproductive System | Produce and deliver sperm (testes (produce sperm); penis, ducts, prostate gland)
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| Female Reproductive System | Produce egg and nourish embryo (ovary (produce eggs); ducts, uterus, vagina)
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| Stimulus | Changes in variable that is regulated (eg. temperature, stretch in muscle)
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| Receptor | Structure that detects the stimulus (eg. sensory neurons in the skin, stretch receptors in muscle)
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| Control Center | Integrates input and initiates change through the effector (usually brain or endocrine gland)
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| Effector | Structure (eg. muscle or gland) that brings about a change to the stimulus
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| Negative Feedback | The output shuts off the original stimulus or reduces intensity (opposite changes)
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| Positive Feedback | The result or response enhances the original stimulus so that the activity is accelerated
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