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Anatomy terminology lab 1 (copy)

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standing erect, looking straight ahead, arms at the sides, fingers straight, and palms facing forward thumbs facing outwards of body

toward the front of the body
ex. nose and eyes are on the anterior aspect of the head

toward the back of the body
ex. the vertebral column is located in the posterior portion of the body

upward or toward the head
ex. the chest is superior to the hips

downward or away from the head

toward the vertical midline of the body

a cut from anterior to posterior, separating the body into right and left halves

a section parallel to a midsagittal plane

a cut in a horizontal plane separating the body into upper and lower portions

a section through the body which produces a front (anterior) portion and a back (posterior) portion.

contains heart and lungs, superior to diaphragm

contains primarily the major organs of digestion, inferior to the diaphragm

Contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum, formed by hip bones

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

bending a joint towards the body

bending a joint away from the body

the circular movement at the far end of a limb (moving head in a circular motion)

Movement away from the midline of the body (going out)

Movement toward the midline of the body (going in)

turning the palm upward

turning the palm downward

Turning the sole of the foot inward

turning the sole of the foot outward

moving the thumb to oppose the rest of the fingers

movement of the lower jaw upward (closed)

movement of the lower jaw downward (open)

movement of the lower jaw forward

movement of the lower jaw backward

bony expansion carried on a narrow neck (top of femur)

rounded articular projection (bottom of femur)

smooth, nearly flat articular surface

Shallow, basin like depression in a bone, often serving as an articular surface

tiny pit or depression

armlike bar of bone (jawline)

large rounded projection

small rounded projection

narrow ridge of bone

sharp, slender, often pointed projection

Raised area on or above a condyle

canal-like passageway

a furrow in the bone

a very shallow furrow

Narrow, slit like opening

indentation at the edge of a bone

Air-filled cavity within a bone