head_neck chapter 1.txt

system of names of anatomical structures

anatomical nomenclature
body standing erect-arms at sides-palms and toes forward; eyes looking forward

anatomical position
front-in realtion to the whole body

anterior
back of an area

posterior
directed toward the anterior and is oposit the dorsal

ventral
toward the head-away form the feet

superior
away from the head-toward the feet

inferior
pointed end(tip) of a conical structure-such as nose or chin

apex
imaginary line dividing the body into right and left halves

median plane
plane parallel to the median plane

sagittal plane
dividing the body at the level into anterior and posterior portions

frontal plane(aka...coronal plane)
divides the body into superior and inferior planes-perpendicular to the median plane

horizontal plane
area closer to the median plane of the body

medial
farther from the median plane of the body

lateral
on the same side of the body

ipsilateral
on the opposite sides of the body

contralateral
toward the surface

superficial
away form the body surface

deep
inner side of the wall of a hollow structure

internal
outer side of the wall of a hollow structure

external
divides the body into right and left sides

median planfarther from the median plane
same side of the body

ipsilateral
toward the head

superior
inward-away form the body surface

deep

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head_neck chapter 1.txt

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h_n chapter 1 terms.

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