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Anatomy Terms

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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ANATOMY TERMS

ANTERIOR/CRANAL

Of or relating to the skull or cranium.

POSTERIOR

FURTHER BACK IN POSITION; OF OR NEARER THE REAR OR HIND END, ESP. OF THE BODY OR A PART OF IT.

DORSAL

of, on, or relating to the upper side or back of an animal, plant, or organ. "a dorsal view of the body"RT OR USE YOUR OWN PHOTOS OR SCREENSHOTS

VENTRAL

of, on, or relating to the underside of an animal or plant; abdominal.

SUPERIOR

further above or out; higher in position.

INFERIOR

Low or lower in position.

PROXIMAL

SITUATED NEARER TO THE CENTER OF THE BODY OR THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT.

DISTAL

SITUATED AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE BODY OR FROM THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT.

MEDIAL

SITUATED IN THE MIDDLE, IN PARTICULAR.

LATERAL

SUPERFICIAL

existing or occurring at or on the surface.

DEEP

EXTENDING FAR DOWN FROM THE TOP OR SURFACE.

PLANTAR

OF OR RELATING TO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT.
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IPSILATERAL

BELONGING TO OR OCCURRING ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE BODY.

PERIPHERAL

OF, RELATING TO, OR SITUATED ON THE EDGE OR PERIPHERY OF SOMETHING.

CONTRALATERAL

RELATING TO OR DENOTING THE SIDE OF THE BODY OPPOSITE TO THAT ON WHICH A PARTICULAR STRUCTURE OR CONDITION OCCURS.

SUPINE

(OF A PERSON) LYING FACE UPWARD.

CAUDAL

OF OR LIKE A TAIL.

Appendicular

RELATING TO OR DENOTING AN APPENDAGE OR APPENDAGES

AXIAL

of, forming, or relating to an axis.

Vertebral

of or relating to or constituting vertebrae

Thoracic

of or relating to the thorax.

Abdominopelvic

OF OR PERTAINING TO THE ABDOMEN AND (THE CAVITY OF) THE PELVIS

VISCERAL PLEURA

PLEURA THAT COVERS THE LUNGS

PARIETAL PLEURA

pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm

VISCERAL PERICARDIUM

epicardium: the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

PARIETAL PERICARDIUM

the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum

ABDOMINAL

RELATING TO THE ABDOMEN

Pelvic

OF, RELATING TO, OR SITUATED WITHIN THE BONY PELVIS.

Trunk region

OF PERTAINING TO THR TORSO

Frontal/coronal plane

an imaginary plane dividing the body into dorsal and ventral parts.

Sagittal plane

A SAGITTAL PLANE IS AN IMAGINARY PLANE THAT TRAVELS VERTICALLY FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BODY, DIVIDING IT INTO LEFT AND RIGHT PORTIONS.

Midsagittal plane

A sagittal plane is an imaginary plane that travels vertically from the top to the bottom of the body, dividing it into left and right portions.

PARASAGITTAL PLANE

relating to or situated in a plane adjacent or parallel to the plane that divides the body into right and left halves.

Transverse plane

THE TRANSVERSE PLANE (ALSO CALLED THE HORIZONTAL PLANE, AXIAL PLANE, OR TRANSAXIAL PLANE) IS AN IMAGINARY PLANE THAT DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PARTS. IT IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CORONAL AND SAGITTAL PLANES.

OBLIQUE PLANE

STANDARD ANATOMICAL TERMS OF LOCATION ARE EMPLOYED IN SCIENCE WHICH DEAL WITH THE ANATOMY OF ANIMALS TO AVOID AMBIGUITIES WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE ARISE. THEY ARE NOT LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC, AND THUS REQUIRE NO TRANSLATION. ...

VISCERAL PERITONEUM

THE PERITONEUM IS THE SEROUS MEMBRANE THAT FORMS THE LINING OF THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY OR THE COELOM -- IT COVERS MOST OF THE INTRA-ABDOMINAL

PARIETAL PERITONEUM

INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

the skin and its appendages

SKELETAL SYSTEM

the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

Muscular System

THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM IS THE ANATOMICAL SYSTEM OF A SPECIES THAT ALLOWS IT TO MOVE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

the network of nerve cells and fibers that transmits nerve impulses between parts of the body.

Endocrine System

OF, RELATING TO, OR DENOTING GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES OR OTHER PRODUCTS DIRECTLY INTO THE BLOOD.

Circulatory System

THE SYSTEM THAT CIRCULATES BLOOD AND LYMPH THROUGH THE BODY, CONSISTING OF THE HEART, BLOOD VESSELS, BLOOD, LYMPH, AND THE LYMPHATIC VESSELS AND GLANDS.

Immune System

PROTECTS THE BODY FROM FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND PATHOGENIC ORGANISMS BY PRODUCING

Digestive System

the system that makes food absorbable into the body

Respiratory System

THE SYSTEM FOR TAKING IN OXYGEN AND GIVING OFF CARBON DIOXIDE; IN TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY BREATHING

Reproductive System

organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring

Urinary System

UROGENITAL SYSTEM: THE SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES ALL ORGANS INVOLVED IN REPRODUCTION AND IN THE FORMATION AND VOIDANCE OF URINE