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Anatomical Terms and Their Meanings: A Guide to the Human Body, Quizzes of Physiology

Definitions for various anatomical terms related to the human body, including positions, directions, and body cavities. It covers terms such as anatomical position, superior and inferior, medial and lateral, superficial and deep, anterior and posterior, distal, sagittal, midsagittal, frontal, transverse, pleural and pericardial, and various body regions and cavities.

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TERM 1
Anatomical Position
DEFINITION 1
Body is erect with the feet parallel and the arms hanging at
the sides with the palms facing forward
TERM 2
Superior (cephalad)
DEFINITION 2
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the
bodyabove
TERM 3
inferior (caudal)
DEFINITION 3
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a
structure of the bodybelow
TERM 4
Medial
DEFINITION 4
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
TERM 5
Lateral
DEFINITION 5
away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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Anatomical Position

Body is erect with the feet parallel and the arms hanging at

the sides with the palms facing forward

TERM 2

Superior (cephalad)

DEFINITION 2

toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the

bodyabove

TERM 3

inferior (caudal)

DEFINITION 3

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a

structure of the bodybelow

TERM 4

Medial

DEFINITION 4

toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

TERM 5

Lateral

DEFINITION 5

away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

Superficial

toward or at the body surface

TERM 7

Deep

DEFINITION 7

Away from the body surface; more internal

TERM 8

Anterior (ventral)

DEFINITION 8

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

TERM 9

Posterior (dorsal)

DEFINITION 9

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

TERM 10

Distal

DEFINITION 10

father from the origin of a body part or the point of

attachment of a limb to the body trunk

the serous membrane covering the lungs and

lining of the thoracic cavity

What does the Pleural section of the Thoracic cavity consist

of?

TERM 17

membraneous sac enveloping the heart

DEFINITION 17

What does the Pericardial section of the Thoracic cavity

consist of?

TERM 18

the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

DEFINITION 18

What does the Pelvic region of the Abdominopelvic cavity

contain?

TERM 19

What are the two major body cavities

DEFINITION 19

Ventral, which contains the Thoracic and

AbdominopelvicandDorsal, which contains the Cranial and

Spinal

TERM 20

space inside the bony skull

DEFINITION 20

What is contained in the Cranial cavity?

the spinal cord extending from the cranial

cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral

column

What is contained in the Spinal cavity?

TERM 22

Rt/Lft Hypochondriac

DEFINITION 22

Top right and left sectionsContains lower

ribs(Abdominopelvic region)

TERM 23

Epigastric

DEFINITION 23

top middle regionsuperior to umbilical region

(Abdominopelvic region)

TERM 24

Rt/Lft Lumbar

DEFINITION 24

Lie lateral to the umbilical regionMiddle left and right

sections(Abdominopelvic region)

TERM 25

Umbilical

DEFINITION 25

Certermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus

(navel) (Abdominopelvic region)