Orientation and Anatomic Terms

1. Activity 1:
Orientation
Chapter 1 – McKinley et al., Human Anatomy, 4e.
Objectives:
• Obtain and review laboratory syllabus, including instructor
contact information, laboratory schedule, grading policies,
and safety procedures.
• Review basic anatomical terminology, including regional
terms, body cavities, directional terms, and body planes.
• Fill in the descriptions for each term in your lab manual.
• Label regional terms on figures 1 and 2 in your lab manual.
1Compilation: Mohammad Tomaraei

2. Regional Terms - Axial
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• Cephalic
• Frontal
• Occipital
• Parietal
• Temporal
• Auricular
• Facial
• Buccal
• Nasal
• Oral
• Mental
• Orbital
• Textbook References:
Table: table 1.3
Figure: fig 1.8

3. Regional Terms - Axial
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• Cervical
• Thoracic
• Pectoral
• Axillary
• Mammary
• Sternal
• Back / Dorsal
• Scapular
• Vertebral
• Sacral
• Abdominal
• Pelvic
• Inguinal
• Pubic

4. Regional Terms - Appendicular
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• Superior limb
• Deltoid
• Brachial
• Antecubital
• Olecranal
• Antebrachial
• Manus
• Carpal
• Dorsum of hand
• Palmar
• Digital
• Pollex

5. Regional Terms - Appendicular
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• Inferior limb
• Gluteal
• Coxal
• Femoral
• Patellar
• Popliteal
• Crural
• Sural
• Pes
• Tarsal
• Calcaneal
• Dorsum of foot
• Plantar surface of foot
• Digital
• Hallux

6. Regional Terms
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7. Regional Terms
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8. Regional Terms
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9. Body Cavities and Regions
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• Dorsal cavity or posterior cavity
• Cranial cavity
• Vertebral canal / cavity
• Ventral cavity
• Thoracic cavity
• Mediastinum (not a true cavity)
• Pericardial cavity
• Pleural cavities (left and right)
• Diaphragm (not a cavity)
• Abdominopelvic cavity
• Abdominal cavity
• Peritoneal cavity
• Pelvic cavity
• Textbook References:
Table: table 1.4
Figure: fig 1.9, 1.10

10. Body Cavities and Regions
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11. Body Cavities and Regions
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12. Abdominopelvic Regions
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• Epigastric
• Hypochondriac (left and right)
• Umbilical
• Lumbar (left and right)
• Hypogastric
• Iliac (left and right)
• Textbook References:
Figure: fig 1.11

13. Abdominopelvic Regions
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14. Directional Terms
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• Axial / appendicular
• Anterior / posterior
• Ventral / dorsal
• Superior / inferior
• Cephalic (cranial) / caudal
• Superficial / deep
• External / internal
• Proximal / distal
• Medial / lateral
• Supine / prone
• Right / left
• Textbook References:
Figure: fig 1.7

15. Directional Terms
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16. Body Plane
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• Transverse / horizontal
• Sagittal
• Midsagittal / median
• Parasagittal
• Coronal / frontal
• Oblique
• Textbook References:
Figure: fig 1.5

17. Body Planes
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