GRCC Bi 121 Lab Exam 1
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1. Anatomical Posi- stands upright with the feet parallel and flat on the floor, the upper limbs are at
tion the sides of the body, and the palms face anteriorly (toward the front); the head
is level, and the eyes look forward toward the observer
2. Abdominal Abdomen; Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of
the hip bones
3. Antebrachial Forearm; the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist
4. Antecubital FRONT of the elbow (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the
wrist)
5. Axillary Armpit
6. Brachial Arm; the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow
7. Buccal Cheek
8. Carpal Wrist
9. Deltoid Shoulder
10. Digital Finger/Toe (also called phalangeal)
11. Femoral Thigh
12. Inguinal Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the
trunk)
13. Mammary Breast
14. Nasal Nose
15. Oral Mouth
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16. Orbital Eye
17. Patellar Kneecap
18. Pelvic Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
19. Vertebral Spinal Column
20. Pubic Anterior region of the pelvis
21. Sternal Anterior middle region of the thorax
22. Tarsal Proximal part of the foot and ankle
23. Thoracic Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and
sternal regions
24. Umbilical Naval
25. Cephalic Head
26. Gluteal Buttocks
27. Lumbar The "small of the back": the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the
pelvis
28. Occipital Posterior aspect of the head
29. Popliteal Posterior of the knee
30. Scapular shoulder blade
31. Superior Closer to the head i.e. The chest is ....... to the pelvis
32. Inferior Closer to the feet i.e. The stomach is ....... to the heart
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33. Anterior In front of; toward the front surface i.e. The stomach is ....... to the spinal cord.
34. Posterior In back of; toward the back surface i.e. The heart is ....... to the sternum
35. Medial Toward the mid-line of the body i.e The lungs are ....... to the shoulders
36. Lateral Away from the mid-line of the body i.e The arms are ....... to the heart
37. Superficial Closer to the outside, external to another structure i.e. The skin is ....... to the biceps
brachii muscle
38. Distal Farther away from point of attachment to trunk i.e. The wrist is ....... to the elbow
39. Deep[Interal] Closer to the inside, internal to another structure i.e The heart is ....... in the rib
cage
40. Proximal Closer to point of attachment to trunk i.e. The elbow is ....... to the hand
41. Ventral Toward the belly
42. Dorsal Toward the back side of the human body i.e. The spinal cord is on the ....... side
of the body.
43. Saggital Plane A plane that is parallel to the midsagittal plane, but either to the left or right of
the midsagittal plane;
divides a structure into left and right portions that are not equal
44. Midsaggital/Me- is a vertical plane and divides the body or organ into equal left and right halves
dian Plane
45. Frontal/Coronal is a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior (front) and posterior
Plane (back) parts.
46. divides the body or organ into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) parts.
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1. Anatomical Posi- stands upright with the feet parallel and flat on the floor, the upper limbs are at
tion the sides of the body, and the palms face anteriorly (toward the front); the head
is level, and the eyes look forward toward the observer
2. Abdominal Abdomen; Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of
the hip bones
3. Antebrachial Forearm; the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist
4. Antecubital FRONT of the elbow (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the
wrist)
5. Axillary Armpit
6. Brachial Arm; the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow
7. Buccal Cheek
8. Carpal Wrist
9. Deltoid Shoulder
10. Digital Finger/Toe (also called phalangeal)
11. Femoral Thigh
12. Inguinal Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the
trunk)
13. Mammary Breast
14. Nasal Nose
15. Oral Mouth
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16. Orbital Eye
17. Patellar Kneecap
18. Pelvic Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
19. Vertebral Spinal Column
20. Pubic Anterior region of the pelvis
21. Sternal Anterior middle region of the thorax
22. Tarsal Proximal part of the foot and ankle
23. Thoracic Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and
sternal regions
24. Umbilical Naval
25. Cephalic Head
26. Gluteal Buttocks
27. Lumbar The "small of the back": the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the
pelvis
28. Occipital Posterior aspect of the head
29. Popliteal Posterior of the knee
30. Scapular shoulder blade
31. Superior Closer to the head i.e. The chest is ....... to the pelvis
32. Inferior Closer to the feet i.e. The stomach is ....... to the heart
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33. Anterior In front of; toward the front surface i.e. The stomach is ....... to the spinal cord.
34. Posterior In back of; toward the back surface i.e. The heart is ....... to the sternum
35. Medial Toward the mid-line of the body i.e The lungs are ....... to the shoulders
36. Lateral Away from the mid-line of the body i.e The arms are ....... to the heart
37. Superficial Closer to the outside, external to another structure i.e. The skin is ....... to the biceps
brachii muscle
38. Distal Farther away from point of attachment to trunk i.e. The wrist is ....... to the elbow
39. Deep[Interal] Closer to the inside, internal to another structure i.e The heart is ....... in the rib
cage
40. Proximal Closer to point of attachment to trunk i.e. The elbow is ....... to the hand
41. Ventral Toward the belly
42. Dorsal Toward the back side of the human body i.e. The spinal cord is on the ....... side
of the body.
43. Saggital Plane A plane that is parallel to the midsagittal plane, but either to the left or right of
the midsagittal plane;
divides a structure into left and right portions that are not equal
44. Midsaggital/Me- is a vertical plane and divides the body or organ into equal left and right halves
dian Plane
45. Frontal/Coronal is a vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior (front) and posterior
Plane (back) parts.
46. divides the body or organ into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) parts.