Language of Anatomy

Universally accepted standard position. The human body is erect with feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward.

Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

Relating to limbs and thier attachments to the axis

Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

Pertaining to the point of the shoulder

Pertaining to the forearm

Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow

Pertaining to the armpit

Pertaining to the arm

Pertaining to the cheek

Pertaining to the wrist

Pertaining to the neck region

Pertaining to the hip

Pertaining to the leg

Pertaining to the fingers or toes

Pertaining to the thigh

Pertaining to the side of the leg

Pertaining to the forehead

Pertaining to the great toe

Pertaining to the groin

Pertaining to the breast

Pertaining to the chin

Pertaining to the nose

Pertaining to the mouth

Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)

Pertaining to the palm of the hand

Pertaining to the knee

Pertaining to the foot

Pertaining to the pelvis region

Pertaining to the thumb

Pertaining to the genital region

Pertaining to the region of the breastbone

Pertaining to the ankle

Pertaining to the chest

Pertaining to the navel

Pertaining to the heel of the foot

Pertaining to the head

Pertaining to the back

Pertaining to the buttocks or rump

Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

Pertaining to the hand

Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow

Pertaining to the ear

Pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia

Pertaining to the sole of the foot

Pertaining to the back of the knee

Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlaying the sacrum)

Pertaining to the scapula or sholder blade area

Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg

Pertaining to the area of the spinal column

Above

Below

Front

Back

Toward the midline

Away from the midline or median plane

Toward the head

Toward the tail

Backside

Belly side

Nearer the trunk or attached end

Farther from the trunk or point of attachment

Toward or at the body surface

Away from the body surface

An imaginary surface or line to section the human body

A plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and lefts parts.

When the body is divided into equal parts right down the median plane

All other sagitttal planes not divided into equal parts

The longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts

Runs horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane

Contains the cranial and vertebral (or spinal) cavity

In which the brain is enclosed within the rigid skull

Within which the delicate spinal cord is protected by the bony vertebral column

Contains the thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity

Seperated by the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome-shaped diaphragm. Contains the heart and lungs protected by the bony rib cage

Inferior to the diaphragm. Combines the abdominal and pelvic cavity

Houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs

Partially enclosed by the bony pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum

An exceedingly thin, double layered membrane that covers the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs it contains.

These membranes produce thin lubricating fluid that allows the visceral organs to slide over one another or to rub up against the body wall without friction. Serous membranes are compartmentalized so that infection of one organ is prevented from spreading to others.

The part of the membrane lining the cavity walls

Covering the external surface of the organs within the ventral cavity

The serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs

The serosa lining that encloses the lungs

The serosa lining that encloses the heart

The four equal regions the abdominopelvic cavity is divided into RUQ,LUQ,RLQ,LLQ

The centermost region, which includes the imbulicus

Immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach

Immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area

Lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones

Between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region

Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs

The mouth, containing the tongue and teeth. It is continuous with the rest of the digestive tube, which opens to the exterior at the anus.

Located within and posterior to the nose; is part of the passages of the respiratory system.

Located in the skull and house the eyes, presenting them in an anterior position.

Lies just medial to an eardrum and is carved into the bony skull. Contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the organ of hearing in the inner ears.

Are joint cavities that are enclosed with fibrous capsules that surround the freely moveable joints of the body, such as the vertebrae, knee, and hip joints. They secrete a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the enclosed structures move across one another.

Composite membranes with epithelial and connective tissue elements

Covers and protects the body surface

Line body cavities (hollow organs) that open to the exterior

An irregular mass of glandular tissue overlying the heart

Medial oval structure enclosed within the pericardium

Flanking the heart of either side

Tubelike "windpipe" running medially down the throat; part of the respiratory system dividing into two branches called bronchi

Two passageways that plunge laterally into the tissue of the two lungs

A food chute; the part of the digestive system that transports food from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach

A thin muscle attached to the inferior boundary of the rib cage; separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

A curved organ important in food digestion and temporary food storage

An extension of the peritoneum that covers the abdominal viscera

Connected to the stomach and ending just before the saclike cecum

A large muscular tube connected to the small intestine and ending at the anus

The initial portion of the large intestine

Terminal part of the large intestine; continuous with the anal canal

The opening of the digestive tract (through the anal canal) to the exterior

An apronlike serous membrane; suspends many of the digestive organs in the abdominal cavity. Invested with blood vessels and large fat deposits.

A diffuse gland; rests dorsal to and in the mesentery between the first portion of the small intestine and the stomach.

A dark red organ curving around the left lateral side of the stomach. Considered part of the lymphatic system and often called the red blood cell graveyard.

Large and brownish red; the most superior organ in the abdominal cavity, directly beneath the diaphragm

Bean-shaped organs; retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum

Large endocrine glands that sit astride the superior margin of each kidney

Tube running from the indented region of the kidney to the urinary bladder

The sac that serves as the reservoir for urine

The large vein that returns blood to the heart from the lower regions of the body

Deep into the inferior vena cava; the largest artery of the body; carries blood away from the heart down the midline of the body

Sac that holds the male's testis

Carries sperm from the testis superiorly into the abdominal cavity and joins the urethra. The urethra runs through the penis and carries both urine and sperm out of the body.

The Y-shaped cavity lying against the dorsal wall and beneath the bladder

A small oval structure at the end of the uterine tube