Basic Anatomy Terms - Medical Terminology

Lateral

• Toward the midline

• Toward the front / belly

• Toward the sides

• Toward the back

Anterior (Ventral)

• Toward the front / belly

• Toward the back

• Toward the head

• Toward the tail

Posterior (Dorsal)

• Toward the tail

• Toward the head

• Toward the front / belly

• Toward the back

close to the origin of a body part (point of attachment)

• inferior

• proximal

• dorsal

• distal

Match the following cavities of the body

• Pelvic

• B

• Cranial

• D

• Abdominal

• E

• Thoracic

• A

• Vertebral

• C

Identify 2

• Spinal cavity

• Dorsal cavity

• Orbital cavity

• Cranial cavity

Identify 5

• Nasal cavity

• Buccal cavity

• Orbital cavity

• Cranial cavity

Identify 6

• Cranial cavity

• Nasal cavity

• Orbital cavity

• Buccal cavity

Identify 7

• Ventral cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Thoracic cavity

• Pelvic cavity

Identify 8

• Abdominopelvic cavity

• Pelvic cavity

• Abdominal cavity

• Ventral cavity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2