Intro to Anatomy

Study of the structures of the body

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Homeostasis

• Feedback mechanism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Towards the head or above.

• Superior

• Proximal

• Inferior

• Medial

The plane that passes horizontally dividing the body into superior and inferior parts:

• Sagittal (Medial)

• Transverse (Horizontal)

• Frontal (Coronal)

Toward the middle/midline of the body:

• Medial

• Intermediate

• Lateral

• Ipilateral

AWAY from the middle/midline of the body:

• Medial

• Lateral

• Contralateral

• Ipsilateral

Closer to the surface of the body

• Deep

• Medial

• Superior

• Superficial

Front of the body

• Ventral/ Anterior

• Dorsal/ Posterior

• Superior

• Sagittal

Back of the body:

• Ventral/ Anterior

• Dorsal/ Posterior

• Inferior

• Sagittal

Body parts close to the point of reference or close to the origin:

• Proximal

• Ventral

• Distal

• Dorsal

Body parts farther from the point of reference or point of origin:

• Proximal

• Medial

• Distal

• Lateral