Human Anatomy Lab 1
Terms
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- THe membrane covering external surface of the organs with in the cavity
- Visceral Serosa
- The membrane lining the cavity walls
- Parietal Serosa
- Cavity that contains the digestive viscera
- Abdominal cavity
- Cavity that contains abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
- Abdominopelvic cavity
- Cavity that contains the heart and lungs
- Thoracic cavity
- Cavity that contains the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
- Ventral body cavity
- Cavity that contains the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity
- Dorsal body cavity
- Cavity where the spinal cord is located
- Vertebral cavity
- Cavity that encloses the brain
- Cranial cavity
- toward or at the body surface
- Superficial
- away from the body surface
- Deep
- Near the trunk or attached end
- proximal
- Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
- Distal
- backside
- Dorsal
- Bellyside
- Ventral
- Toward the head
- Cephalad
- Toward the tail
- Caudal
- Toward the midline
- Medial
- Away from the median plane
- Lateral
- Cavity that contains the bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
- Pelvic Cavity
- Front
- Anterior
- Back
- Posterior
- Above
- Superior
- Below
- Inferior
- Divides body into superior and inferiror parts
- Transverse Plane
- Divides body into anterior and posterior parts
- Frontal plane
- A plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts
- Sagittal plane
- Area of the spinal column
- Vertebral
- Calf or posterior surface of the leg
- Sural
- Scpula or shoulder blade area
- Scapular
- region between the hips
- Sacral
- Relating to head, neck and trunk, the axis of the body
- Axial
- Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis
- Appendicular
- Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
- Abdominal
- Pertaining to the point of the shoulder
- Acromial
- Pertaining to the forearm
- Antebrachial
- Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow
- Antecubital
- Pertaining to the armpit
- Axillary
- Pertaining to the arm
- Brachial
- Pertaining to the check
- Buccal
- Pertaining to the wrist
- Carpal
- Pertaining to the neck region
- Cervical
- Pertaining to the hip
- Coxal
- Pertaining to the leg
- Crural
- Pertaining to the fingers or toes
- Digital
- Pertaining to the thigh
- Femoral
- Pertaining to the forehead
- Frontal
- Pertaining to the great toe
- Hallux
- Pertaining to the groin
- Inguinal
- Pertaining to the breast
- Mammary
- Pertaining to the chin
- Mental
- Pertaining to the nose
- Nasal
- Pertaining to the mouth
- Oral
- Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)
- Orbital
- Palm of hand
- Palmar
- Anterior knee (kneecap) region
- Patellar
- Foot
- Pedal
- Pelvis region
- Pelvic
- Side of the leg
- Fibular
- Thumb
- Pollex
- Genital region
- Pubic
- Region of the breastbone
- Sternal
- ankle
- Tarsal
- Chest
- Thoracic
- navel
- Umbilical
- Heal of foot
- Calcaneal
- head
- Cephalic
- Buttocks or rump
- Gluteal
- area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
- Lumbar
- hand
- Manus
- posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
- Occipital
- posterior aspect of the elbow
- Olecranal
- ear
- Otic
- region between the anus and external genitalia
- Perineal
- sole of the foot
- Plantar
- back of the knee
- Popliteal