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The study of body structures visible to the naked eye? Gross Anatomy Erect, feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward? Anatomical Position Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body? Axial Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis? Appendicular Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs? Abdominal Pertaining to the point of the shoulder? Acromial Pertaining to the forearm? Antebrachial Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow? Antecubital Pertaining to the armpit? Axillary Pertaining to the arm? Brachial Pertaining to the cheek? Buccal Pertaining to the wrist? Carpal Pertaining to the neck region? Cervical Pertaining to the hip? Coxal Pertaining to the leg? Crural Pertaining to the fingers or toes? Digital Pertaining to the thigh? Femoral Pertaining to the side of the leg? Fibular Pertaining to the forehead? Frontal Pertaining to the great toe? Hallux Pertaining to the groin? Inguinal Pertaining to the breast? Mammary Pertaining to the chin? Mental Pertaining to the nose? Nasal Pertaining to the mouth? Oral Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)? Orbital Pertaining to the palm of the hand? Palmar Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region? Patellar Pertaining to the foot? Pedal Pertaining to the pelvis region? Pelvic Pertaining to the thumb? Pollex Pertaining to the genital region? Pubic Pertaining to the region of the breast bone? Sternal Pertaining to the ankle? Tarsal Pertaining to the chest? Thoracic Pertaining to the navel? Umbilical Pertaining to the heel of the foot? Calcaneal Petaining to the head? Cephalic Pertaining to the back? Dorsum Pertaining to the buttocks or rump? Gluteal Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and the hips; the loin? Lumbar Pertaining to the hand? Manus Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull? Occipital Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow? Olecranal Pertaining to the ear? Otic Pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia? Perineal Pertaining to the sole of the foot? Plantar Pertaining to the back of the knee? Popliteal Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)? Sacral Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg? Sural Pertaining to the area of the spinal column? Vertebral Above? Superior Below? Inferior Front? Anterior Back? Posterior Toward the midline? Medial Away from the midline? Lateral Toward the head? Cranial Toward the tail? Caudal Backside? Dorsal Belly side? Ventral Nearer the trunk? Proximal Farther from the trunk? Distal Toward or at the body surface? Superficial Away from the body surface? Deep Plane that divides the body into two equal halves vertically? Sagittal Divides the body into anterior and posterior halves? Frontal Divides the body into superior and inferior parts? Transverse Contains the cranial cavity and vertebral cavity? Dorsal Body Cavity Contains the thoracic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity? Ventral Body Cavity Covers the walls of the ventral body cavity and the outer surfaces of the organs? Serous Membrane Part of the membrane lining the cavity walls? Parietal Serosa Covers the external surface of the organs within the cavity? Visceral Serosa Serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs? Peritoneum Serosa enclosing the lungs? Pleura Serosa around the heart? Pericardium What are the 4 quadrants? RUQ, RLQ, LUQ, LLQ Immediately superior to the umbilical region; overlies most of the stomach? Epigastric Region Immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area? Hypogastric (pubic) Region Lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones? Iliac (inguinal) Region Between the ribs and the flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region? Lumbar Region Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs? Hypochondriac Region Contains the tongue and teeth? Oral Cavity Located within and posterior to the nose? Nasal Cavity House the eyes and present them in an anterior position? Orbital Cavity Contain tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the organ of hearing in the inner ears? Middle Ear Cavities Joint Cavities? Synovial Cavities Quiz 1 Study Notes