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| anatomical position | the human body is erect, with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes ponted forward,and arms hanging at the sides with palms faceing forward |
| axial | relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body |
| appendicular | relating to limbs and thier attachments to the axis |
| abdominal | pertaining to the anterior body turnk region inferior to the ribs |
| axillary | pertaining to the armpit |
| brachial | pertaining to the arm |
| cervical | pertaining to the neck |
| femoral | pertaining to the thigh |
| gluteal | pertaining to the buttocks or rump |
| lumbar | pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
| sacral | pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum) |
| superior/inferior | placement of a structure along the long axis of the body. Superior=above, Inferior=Below |
| anterior/posterior | in humans the most anterior structures are those that are most forward, face, chest abdomen; Posterior toward the backside of the body ex. spine |
| medial/lateral | toward the midline/away from the midline The sternum is medial to the ribs; the ear is lateral to the nose |
| cephalad/caudal | toward the head/toward the tail |
| dorsal/ventral | backside/belly side |
| proximal/distal | nearer the trunk or attached end/farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
| superficial/deep | toward or at the body surface/away from the body surface |
| section | or cut |
| plane | imaginary surface or line |
| sagital plane | a plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts |
| midsagittal section | divides the body into equal parts right down the median plane of the body |
| frontal section/plane | longitudinal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts |
| transverse | runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
| dorsal body cavity | can be subdivided into the cranial cavity and the vertebral cavity |
| cranial cavity | the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull |
| spinal cavity | delicate spinal cord is protected byt he bony vertebral column |
| ventral body cavity | is subdivided |
| thoracic cavity | is seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome shaped diaphragm, where lungs and hear are |
| abdominal quadrants | divides the abdominal surface into four equal regions. right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower |
| abdominopelvic cavity | in terms of a superior abdominal cavity |
| abdominal cavity | area that houses the stomach, intestines, liver , and other organs |
| pelvic cavity | region that is partiallly enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum |
| parietal serosa | part of the membrane lining the cavity walls |
| visceral serosa | covering the eternal surface of the organs within the cavity |
| peritoneum | serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs |
| pleura | enclosing the lungs |
| pericardium | surrounding the heart |
