| A | B |
|---|
| DORSAL/POSTERIOR | back |
| LATERAL | Away from the midline of the body. Ex, the arms are lateral to the chest |
| PROXIMAL | Close to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk. Ex. The elbow is proximal to the wrist. The elbow is closer to the shoulder than the wrist is. |
| DISTAL | Farther from the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of the limb to the body trunk. Ex. The knee is distal the the thigh. |
| SUPERIOR | Toward the head or upper part of body. ABOVE Ex. Forehead is superior to the nose |
| INFERIOR | Away from head, lower part of body. BELOW Navel is inferior than to that breastbone |
| ANTERIOR | Front of body Ex. The breastbone is anterior to the spine |
| POSTERIOR | Refers to back Ex.The heart is posterior to the breastbone |
| MEDIAL | TOWARD the midline of the body. Ex the heart is medial to the arm |
| SUPERFICIAL | Toward or at the body surface. Ex.The skin is superficial to the skeleton |
| DEEP | Away from the body surface, more internal. Ex. The lungs are deep to the rib cage. |
| SAGITTAL SECTION | A cut made along the lengthwise, longitudinal, planes of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts. Mirror images |
| TRANSVERSE/CROSS SECTION | A cut made along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts. Also called cross section. |
| FRONTAL SECTION | a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body (or organ) into anterior and posterior parts. It is also called s coronal section. |
| CORONAL SECTION | also called frontal section;a cut along a lenghtwise plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts. |
| CRANIAL CAVITY | space inside the bony skull |
| VENTRAL CAVITY | contains structures within the chest and abdomen. |
| THORACIC CAVITY | superior cavity is separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm. Contains heart and lungs |
| MEDIASTINUM | separates the lungs into right and left cavities in the thoracic cavity |
| ABDOMINAL CAVITY | superior cavity containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs |
| OBLIQUE | Situated in a slanting position; not transverse or longitudina |
| INTEGUMENTARY | Major Organs: -skin -hair -sweat glands -nails |
| SKELETAL | provides support, movement, protection, blood cell production, & calcium storage |
| PLEURAL | Division of thoracic cavity. allows lungs to expand and avoid friction with ribs and diaphragm |
| PERICARDIAL | protects and anchors the heart, prevents overfilling the heart with blood, allows for the heart to work in relatively friction-free environment. |
| MUSCULAR | responsible for the movement of the human body |
| CARDIOVASCULAR | The transport system of the body responsible for carrying oxygen, blood, hormones, and nutrients to the cells and tissues within the body and carrying away carbon dioxide and other wastes. Composed of the heart, blood vessels, and blood. |
| LYMPHATIC | part of the immune system, and complementary to the circulatory system |
| RESPIRATORY | Enables breathing and supports energy making process in our cells. Provides oxygen to cells so the mitochondria can produce energy via cellular respiration. It also removes carbon dioxide. |
| DIGESTIVE | the bodily system concerned with the ingestion, digestion, and absorption of food and the discharge of residual wastes and consisting of the digestive tract and accessory glands (such as the salivary glands and the pancreas) that secrete digestive enzymes |
| URINARY | system filters the blood, removing waste and excess water. |
| REPRODUCTIVE | produces eggs or sperm & nourishes offspring until birth |
| VERTEBRAL CAVITY | contains spinal cord |
| PELVIC CAVITY | Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum and peritoneal cavity |
| NERVOUS | controls and transmits signals between different parts of the body |
| PERITONEUM | the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs. |
| SEROMA | A build up of bodily fluids in a tissue or organ after a surgery, usually at the site of the surgery. The skin appears as a swollen lump. |
| CAUD | affix meaning "tail" |
| CEPHALO | affix meaning "head" |
| VISCERA | organs of the respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems |
| Parietal serous membrane | The serous membrane found against the outer wall of a body cavity. |
| Visceral serous membrane | The serous membrane found covering the organs in a body cavity. |
| MENINGES | the collective term for the three membranes covering the brain and spinal cord |
