MTHP 3 Body Terminology

That of the body standing upright, with the feet at shoulder width and parallel, toes forward. The upper limbs are held out to each side, and the palms of the hands face forward.

• Anatomical position
• Serous space
• Parietal layer
• Deep

Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body.

• Anterior (ventral)
• Superficial
• Pericardium
• Distal

A colorless fluid produced by the brain that cushions the brain and spinal cord within the posterior (dorsal) cavity.

• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• Superior (cranial)
• Peritoneum
• Epithelial membrane

Cavities that do not open to the outside.

• Coelomic
• Supine
• Pleura
• Frontal plane

Type of tissue that serves to hold in place, connect, and integrate the body’s organs and systems.

• Connective tissue
• Synovial membrane
• Posterior (dorsal)
• Homeostasis

Epithelial tissue made up of stratified squamous epithelial cells that cover the outside of the body; skin.

• Cutaneous membrane
• Tissue membrane
• Prone
• Inferior (caudal)

Describes a position farther from the surface of the body.

• Deep
• Visceral layer
• Proximal
• Lateral

A position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body.

• Distal
• Anatomical position
• Sagittal plane
• Medial

Epithelium attached to a layer of connective tissue.

• Epithelial membrane
• Anterior (ventral)
• Serous membrane
• Mucous membrane

Two-dimensional, vertical plane that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior portions.

• Frontal plane
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• Serous space
• Parietal layer