Anatomy- Chapter 1
Terms
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- Superior
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towards the head or upper part of the structure or the body; above
ex: forehead to the nose - Inferior
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away from the head; below
ex: naval to the breastbone - Anterior (ventral)
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the front
ex: breastbone to the spine - Posterior (dorsal)
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backside of, behind
ex: heart to the breastbone - Medial
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midline of the body
ex: heart to arm - Lateral
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away from midline
ex: arm to heart - Intermediate
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between medial and lateral structure
ex: armpit between breastbone and shoulder - proximal
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close to the origin of body part or attachment of limb to body trunk
ex: elbow to wrist - distal
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further away from the point of attachment
ex: fingers from elbow - superficial
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towards the top, or body surface
ex: abdominal muscles are superficial to intestines - deep
- further away from body surface
- dorsal body cavity
- cranial cavity (brain), spinal cavity (spinal cord)
- ventral body cavity
- throacic cavity (heart/lungs/etc), diaphragm separates it from the Abdominopelvic Cavity (abdomen/pelvic muscles, digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs)