TERMINOLOGY AND THE BODY PLAN

• latin word for hole

  foramen
• latin word for large

  Magnum
• a large hole in the skull( through which the spinal cord continues from the brain)

  foramen magnum
• inflammation of appendix


  appendicitis
• refers to a person standing upright with the face directed forward, the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the palm of hands facing forward

  anatomical position
• a person is _ when lying face upward

  supine
• a person is _ when lying face downward

  prone
• describe the parts of the body relative to each other

  directional terms
• _ and _ are uses as directional terms in anatomical terminology

  right and left
• means above

  superior
• means below

  inferior
• in front of

  anterior
• behind


  posterior
• 2 terms can be used interchangeably to refer to the front of the body(or an organ)

  anterior and ventral (belly)
• belly or


  ventral
• 2 terms to refer to the back of the body(or an organ)

  posterior and dorsal (back)
• back or

  dorsal
• means close to


  proximal
• means far from


  distal
• terms that used to refer to relative positions of structures

  proximal and distal
• toward the bodys right side

  right
• towards the bodys left side

  left
• toward the front of the body

  anterior
• toward the back of the body

  posterior
• toward the back

  dorsal
• toward the belly

  ventral
• back

  dorsum or dorsal
• belly


  ventral or venter
• closer to the point of attachment, nearest

  proximal(proximus)
• farther from a point of attachment


  distal
• away from the midline of the body

  lateral
• toward the middle of the body

  medial (medialis)
• toward or on the surface

  superficial
• away from the surface ( internal)


  deep
• each limb is attached at its proximal end to the body, and the distal end, such as the hand, is farther away.

  true
• _ can also describe one structure's position relative to the others, such as specialized structures in the kidney called the proximal and distal convoluted tubules

  proximal and distal
• toward the midline

  medial
• away from midline


  lateral
• structure close to the surface of the body

  superficial
• interior of the body

  deep