Med Term Fall Exam- Terminology

anatomical position:

• standing uprighw/head & feet facing fwd, arms at sides, &palms facing fwd
• study of structures
• head end of the body
• away from the point of origin

anatomy

• study of structures
• head end of the body
• away from the point of origin
• away from the point of origin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

anterior

• near the side of the body
• head end of the body
• divides the body into equal left and right sections
• away from the point of origin

distal

• near the point of origin
• away from the point of origin
• near the midline or center of the body
• head end of the body

frontal plane

• divides the body into front and back sections
• divides the body into equal left and right sections
• near the midline or center of the body
• head end of the body

medial

• divides the body into front and back sections
• divides the body into equal left and right sections
• near the midline or center of the body
• head end of the body

lateral

• near the side of the body
• divides the body into equal left and right sections
• near the midline or center of the body
• head end of the body

midsagittal plane

• divides the body into front and back sections
• divides the body into equal left and right sections
• divides the body into upper and lower sections
• divides the body into left and right sections

transverse plane

• divides the body into upper and lower sections
• divides the body into front and back sections
• divides the body into equal left and right sections
• divides the body into left and right sections

appendicular skeleton

• skeleton bones making up the arms, legs, and pelvic girdle.
• contains bones along the central line of the body
• bones that are made of spongy tissue; also called trabecular bones
• the production of blood cells in the bone marrow