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BASIC ANATOMICAL TERMS  DOMAIN – EUKARYA KINGDOM – ANIMALIA PHYLUM – CHORDATA CLASS – MAMMALIA ORDER – PRIMATA FAMILY – HOMINIDAE GENUS – HOMO SPECIES – SAPIENS SCIENTIFIC NAME – Homo sapiens  ANATOMICAL TERM The anatomical term is a standardized method of observing or imagin...

BASIC ANATOMICAL TERMS  DOMAIN – EUKARYA KINGDOM – ANIMALIA PHYLUM – CHORDATA CLASS – MAMMALIA ORDER – PRIMATA FAMILY – HOMINIDAE GENUS – HOMO SPECIES – SAPIENS SCIENTIFIC NAME – Homo sapiens  ANATOMICAL TERM The anatomical term is a standardized method of observing or imaging the body that allows precise and consistent anatomical references. Body Terms and Planes  TERMINOLOGY Reclining Position – If the body is lying face down, it is in the prone position. – If the body is lying face up, it is in the supine position.  REGIONAL NAMES Are names given to specific regions of the body for reference. Examples: include cranial (skull), thoracic (chest), brachial (arm), patellar (knee), cephalic (head), and gluteal (buttock)  PLANES Planes are imaginary flat surfaces that are used to divide the body or organs into definite areas & include: – Midsagittal (medial) and parasagittal, frontal (coronal), transverse (cross-sectional or horizontal)  Horizontal (or cross) section Frontal (or coronal) plane Saggital plane  DIRECTIONAL TERMS Directional terms are used to precisely locate one part of the body relative to another and to reduce length of explanations. DIRECTIONAL TERMS Superior/Cephalic/Cranial Inferior/Caudal Anterior/Ventral/Rostral Posterior/Dorsal Superficial: toward surface Deep: away from surface DIRECTIONAL TERMS Medial: toward midline Lateral: away from midline Intermediate: between 2 points Ipsilateral: same side Contralateral: opposite side Proximal: near origin Distal: away from origin BODY CAVITIES Cranial – Brain Thoracic Abdominal Pelvic ANATOMICAL TERMS Point of Shoulder = Acromial ANATOMICAL TERMS Forearm = Antebrachial ANATOMICAL TERMS Space in front of the elbow = Antecubital ANATOMICAL TERMS 250px-Gray523 Armpit = Axillary ANATOMICAL TERMS Arm = Brachial ANATOMICAL TERMS Cheek = Buccal ANATOMICAL TERMS Wrist = Carpal ANATOMICAL TERMS Neck = Cervical ANATOMICAL TERMS Ribs = Costal ANATOMICAL TERMS Hip = Coxal ANATOMICAL TERMS Leg = Crural ANATOMICAL TERMS Elbow = Cubital ANATOMICAL TERMS Fingers = Digital/Digits ANATOMICAL TERMS Thigh = Femoral ANATOMICAL TERMS 250px-Lumbar_region_in_human_skeleton Region of the lower back…between the ribs and the pelvis. Lumbar ANATOMICAL TERMS Chin Mental ANATOMICAL TERMS Nose Nasal/Nas ANATOMICAL TERMS Lower posterior region of the head or back of the head = Occipital ANATOMICAL TERMS Mouth = Oral ANATOMICAL TERMS Eye Cavity = Orbital ANATOMICAL TERMS t010011a Ear = Otic  ANATOMICAL TERMS Palm of the Hand = Palmar ANATOMICAL TERMS Foot = Pedal ANATOMICAL TERMS Pelvis = Pelvic ANATOMICAL TERMS Region between the anus and the external reproductive organs = Perineal ANATOMICAL TERMS Sole of the foot = Plantar ANATOMICAL TERMS Area behind the knee = Popliteal ANATOMICAL TERMS Posterior region between the hipbones = Sacral ANATOMICAL TERMS Middle of the thorax, anteriorly = Sternal ANATOMICAL TERMS Instep of the foot = Tarsal ANATOMICAL TERMS Navel = Umbilical ANATOMICAL TERMS Spinal columns = Vertebral ANATOMICAL TERMS Spinal columns = Vertebral