cephalic
head
frontal
forehead
orbital
eye socket
nasal
nose
buccal
cheek
oral
mouth
mental
chin
otic
ear
occipital
posterior head/skull base
cervical
neck
thoracic
chest
axillary
armpit
mammary
breast
sternal
breastbone area
abdominal
anterior trunk to ribs
umbilical
navel
pelvic
pelvis
inguinal
groin
pubic
genital area
dorsum
back
scapular
shoulder blade area
vertebral
spinal column area
lumber
lower back
sacral
posterior area between hips
perineal
between anus and genitalia
acromial
lateral point of the shoulder
brachial
arm
antebrachial
forearm
antecubital
anterior of elbow
olecranal
posterior of elbow
carpal
wrist
manus
hand
palmar
palm
digital
finger/toes
pollex
thumb
gluteal
buttocks
coxal
hip
femoral
thigh
patellar
anterior knee
crural
leg
sural
calf
fibular/peroneal
lateral side of leg
tarsal
ankle
pedal
foot
plantar
sole
calcaneal
heel
hallux
big toe
superior
upward
inferior
downward
anterior
front
cranial
upward
caudal
downward
ventral
front
dorsal
back
posterior
back
medial
towards the centerline
lateral
away from the centerline
proximal
towards where a limb is connected to the trunk of the body
distal
away from where the limb is connect to the trunk of the body
superficial
external, outwards toward the skin
deep
internal, inwards away from the skin
sagittal plane
divides left from right
midsagittal plane
divides left from right along the midline
parasagittal plane
divides left from right regardless of midline
frontal plane
divides front from back
coronal plane
divides front from back
transverse plane
divides inferior from superior
What’s inside the dorsal cavity
contains the cranial and vertebral cavities
what’s inside of the cranial cavitiy
the brain
what’s inside the vertebral cavity
the spinal cord
What’s inside the ventral body cavity
the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
What’s inside the Thoracic cavity
the (left and right) pleural, and mediastinum cavities
What’s inside the pleural cavities
the lungs
What’s inside the mediastinum cavity
esophagus, trachea and the pericardial cavity
What’s inside the pericardial cavity
the heart
What’s inside the abdominal pelvic cavity
the abdominal and pelvic cavity
What’s inside the abdominal cavity
digestive viscera
What’s inside the pelvic cavity
urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
what are the synovial cavities
fluid filled cavities between joints
what is serous membranes
thin double-layered membrane lining the walls of the ventral body cavity and organs. filled with serous fluid to reduce friction
what does visceral mean
layer of serous membrane that is against the organ it’s protecting
parietal
superficial layer of serous membrane
peritoneum
guts