AnatomyIntroTermsIHS
For high school anatomy class
Terms
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- distal
- farthest from the midline or farthest from a point of origin
- femoral
- relating to the thigh
- dorsal
- on or close to the back or posterior
- anterior
- nearer to the head or nearer to the front
- buccal
- relating to cheeks or oral cavity
- midsagittal
- imaginary plane that cuts body into symmetrical left and right halves
- posterior
- nearer to the tail or nearer to the back
- transverse
- imaginary plane that cuts body into top and bottom halves
- popliteal
- relating to the back of the knee
- ventral
- on or close to the abdomen or anterior
- gluteal
- relating to the buttocks
- inferior
- located below or under
- coronal
- imaginary plane that cuts body into front and back halves
- cranial
- relating to the skull
- abdominal
- relating to the part of body between diaphragm and pelvis
- umbilical
- relating to the region of the belly button
- proximal
- nearer to the midline or nearest to a point of origin
- superior
- located above or on top of
- scapular
- relating to the shoulder blades
- thoracic
- relating to the part of the body between neck and diaphragm