What are the terms of location in anatomy?

What are the terms of location in anatomy?

Anatomical position. Directions, body planes, and relations….Directional terms.

Anterior In front of or front
Proximal Closer or towards the trunk or the point of origin of the body part
Median Midline of the body
Medial Towards the median
Lateral Away from median

What are the 6 anatomical terms of location?

Anatomical Directional Terms

  • Anterior: In front of, front.
  • Posterior: After, behind, following, toward the rear.
  • Distal: Away from, farther from the origin.
  • Proximal: Near, closer to the origin.
  • Dorsal: Near the upper surface, toward the back.
  • Ventral: Toward the bottom, toward the belly.
  • Superior: Above, over.

How many anatomical regions are there?

The anatomical position is a standard point of reference commonly used in human anatomy and physiology when describing certain anatomical terms and positions. The five regions of the body are the head, neck, torso, upper extremities, and lower extremities.

What are the 9 body regions?

The nine regions are smaller than the four abdominopelvic quadrants and include the right hypochondriac, right lumbar, right illiac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric (or pubic), left hypochondriac, left lumbar, and left illiac divisions.

What are the 5 anatomical positions?

Why anatomical terms are important?

Anatomical terms are used to describe specific areas and movements of the body as well as the relation of body parts to each other. It is essential for health professionals to have knowledge of anatomical terms in order to effectively communicate with colleagues in a scientific manner.

What are the 30 regional terms?

Terms in this set (30)

  • Nasal. nose area*
  • Orbital. eye area*
  • Oral. mouth area*
  • Buccal. cheek area*
  • Cervical. throat area*
  • Sternal. breastbone area*
  • Axillary. armpit area*
  • Thoracic. chest area*

What are regional terms?

Regional terms describe the different parts of the body by the structures and functions of a specific region. The most basic regional terms are the axial and appendicular regions. Axes use directional terms to describe the location and orientation of a specific region.

What are the main body regions?

The human body is roughly apportionable into five big regions: head, neck, torso, upper extremity and lower extremity. The topographic anatomy subdivides this regions further into smaller subregions (see chart below).