Anatomy Unit 1: Terminology

Head

Forehead

Ear

Eye

Nose

Mouth

Crest of pelvis

Armpit

Chest

Breasts

Sternum

Abs

Groin

Neck

Arm

Front of elbow

Forearm

Wrist

Palm

Finger

Thigh

Kneecap

Back of knee

Heel

Ankle

Spinal column

Lower back

Buttock

Standing up, face forward, palms forward

Supine w/ head tilted below feet

Supine w/ head tilted above feet

Lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

Lying on side, bicep under head , other arm over front

Toward, around the head, higher

Closer to feet/lower

Front

Back

Midline

Side(s)

Between midline and lateral

(Refers to limbs,) close to torso

(Refers to limbs): far from body

Close to skin

Below skin

The structure of body parts

The function of body parts

The process of cells becoming specialized by activating and deactivating genes

Cut down middle (left and right)

Cut in half at waist

Cut in half - front and back

head, neck, trunk

Arms and legs

Back

Front side

Chest

stomach, intestines, spleen, liver

Lower abdomen (bladder, reproductive organs)

Separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Head

Contains both the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Cavity that contains everything in the thoracic cavity except the lungs

Layer of tissue that protects organs from friction

Lubricant for the organs

Outer layer of serous membrane

Inner layer of serous membrane

Membrane surrounding lungs

Membrane surrounding heart

Membrane surrounding intestines

center, belly button

Upper center

Lower center

R&L middle

R&L bottom

R&L top

Liver, stomach, gallbladder, right kidney, pancreas

Liver, stomach, left kidney, small intestine

Large intestine, appendix, right reproductive organs

Small intestine, large intestine, left reproductive organs

Controls hormones: includes thyroid, pituitary gland

Regulates fluids and helps to fight infection: includes lymph nodes and lymph