WorksheetsAnatomy - Intro Vocabulary
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Abdominopelvic cavity
The enclosed space in the abdomen and pelvis that holds the digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs
The position of the body that is used as a reference point when describing the body planes, the location of parts of the body, or the movement of the body.
A system of the body that consists of various organs with similar functions.
The most basic form of life that makes up every living thing
Abduction
Movement away from the midline
Movement towards the midline
The front of the body.
Divisions of the body or parts of the body.
Adduction
Movement towards the midline.
Movement away from the midline.
The area of the neck.
The area of the head or skull.
Anatomical position
The position of the body that is used as a reference point when describing the body planes, the location of parts of the body, or the movement of the body
The enclosed space in the abdomen and pelvis that holds the digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs.
The scientific study of the function of the human body and its parts
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being closer to the attachment site of the limb.
Anterior
The front of the body.
Divisions of the body or parts of the body.
Lying face up
The back of the body.
Body planes
Divisions of the body or parts of the body.
A hole or opening in the body or a part of the body.
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Lying face down.
Body system
A system of the body that consists of various organs with similar functions.
The scientific study of the structure of the body
The scientific study of the function of the human body and its parts
The study of human anatomy by each body system
Cavity
A hole or opening in the body or a part of the body.
The area of the head or skull.
A membrane that is attached to a body organ
Turning a body part down or backward.
Cells
The most basic form of life that makes up every living thing
The inside of the body.
The body cavity of the chest.
Lying face down.
Cervical region
The area of the neck.
The area of the head or skull.
The inside of the body
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
Cranial region
The area of the head or skull.
The area of the neck.
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
The body cavities that contain the lungs
Deep
The inside of the body.
The area of the neck.
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
The body cavity that contains the heart
Distal
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being farther from the attachment site of the limb.
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body
Turning on an axis toward the midline.
Moving the toes away from the head, or to point your toes.
Dorsiflexion
Moving the toes toward the head, or to flex your foot.
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being farther from the attachment site of the limb.
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
A group of like tissues formed together to carry out specific functions in the body
Extension
Increasing the angle of a joint; “straightening” a joint.
Decreasing the angle of a joint; “bending” a joint.
Moving the toes toward the head, or to flex your foot.
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Flexion
Decreasing the angle of a joint; “bending” a joint.
Increasing the angle of a joint; “straightening” a joint.
Lying face down
Turning a body part down or backward.
Frontal plane
Divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body.
The back of the body.
Lying face down
Human anatomy
The scientific study of the structure of the body.
The organs found within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity.
A group of like cells combined together in the body.
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being closer to the attachment site of the limb.
Inferior
Indicates a location closer to the feet
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body.
Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body
The inside of the body
Lateral
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body.
Indicates a location closer to the feet
Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body.
Turning on an axis toward the midline.
Lateral rotation
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Turning on an axis toward the midline.
Moving the toes away from the head, or to point your toes.
Divides the body into right and left portions
Medial
Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body.
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
Divides the body into right and left portions
Medial rotation
Turning on an axis toward the midline.
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Moving the toes away from the head, or to point your toes.
Indicates a location closer to the head.
Mucus membranes
Membranes that line cavities with an external opening in the body.
A membrane that is attached to a body organ
A group of like cells combined together in the body
Membranes that line internal cavities that have no external opening in the body.
Organs
A group of like tissues formed together to carry out specific functions in the body
A membrane that is attached to a body organ
A group of like cells combined together in the body
Membranes that line internal cavities that have no external opening in the body
Parietal membrane
The serous membrane that lines the wall of a cavity in the body.
Membranes that line cavities with an external opening in the body.
Tissues that support body organs, such as connective tissue.
Membranes that line internal cavities that have no external opening in the body.
Pericardial cavity
The body cavity that contains the heart.
A hole or opening in the body or a part of the body.
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
The outside of the body
Physiology
The scientific study of the function of the human body and its parts.
A group of like cells combined together in the body.
A system of the body that consists of various organs with similar functions.
A group of specialized cells for a specific body organ, such as bone tissue or muscle tissue.
Plantarflexion
Moving the toes away from the head, or to point your toes.
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Decreasing the angle of a joint; “bending” a joint.
Increasing the angle of a joint; “straightening” a joint.
Pleural cavities
The body cavities that contain the lungs
Terms used to describe the action of a body part.
A hole or opening in the body or a part of the body.
Turning a body part down or backward.
Posterior
The back of the body
Turning a body part down or backward.
Lying face down.
The inside of the body
Primary tissue
A group of specialized cells for a specific body organ, such as bone tissue or muscle tissue.
The organs found within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
Membranes that line cavities with an external opening in the body.
The enclosed space in the abdomen and pelvis that holds the digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs.
Pronation
Turning a body part down or backward.
The body cavity that contains the heart.
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being closer to the attachment site of the limb.
Turning on an axis toward the midline.
Prone
Lying face down
The back of the body.
Turning a body part down or backward
Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body
Proximal
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being closer to the attachment site of the limb.
Indicates a location closer to the feet
Increasing the angle of a joint; “straightening” a joint
Decreasing the angle of a joint; “bending” a joint.
Regional anatomy
The study of human anatomy by area or region of the body.
The scientific study of the function of the human body and its parts.
A group of like tissues formed together to carry out specific functions in the body.
Divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) portions.
Sagittal plane
Divides the body into right and left portions
Turning a body part up or forward
Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Secondary tissues
Tissues that support body organs, such as connective tissue.
The organs found within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
A group of specialized cells for a specific body organ, such as bone tissue or muscle tissue.
The serous membrane that lines the wall of a cavity in the body.
Serous membranes
Membranes that line internal cavities that have no external opening in the body.
A membrane that is attached to a body organ
The serous membrane that lines the wall of a cavity in the body.
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body
Superficial
The outside of the body.
Indicates a location closer to the head.
The back of the body.
The inside of the body.
Superior
Indicates a location closer to the head.
Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body.
Indicates a location farther from the midline of the body.
Indicates a location closer to the feet.
Supination
Turning a body part up or forward.
Turning a body part down or backward.
Turning on an axis toward the midline.
Turning on an axis away from the midline.
Supine
Lying face up.
The outside of the body.
Lying face down.
Turning a body part down or backward
Systemic anatomy
The study of human anatomy by each body system.
The scientific study of the function of the human body and its parts
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being closer to the attachment site of the limb.
The scientific study of the structure of the body.
Terms of movement
Terms used to describe the action of a body part.
Terms used to describe the location of parts of the body in relation to one another
Movement towards the midline.
Movement away from the midline.
Terms of orientation
Terms used to describe the location of parts of the body in relation to one another.
Terms used to describe the action of a body part.
The study of human anatomy by each body system
The scientific study of the function of the human body and its parts.
Thoracic cavity
The body cavity of the chest
The body cavities that contain the lungs.
The body cavity that contains the heart.
The area of the neck.
Tissue
A group of like cells combined together in the body.
The organs found within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity.
Tissues that support body organs, such as connective tissue.
The inside of the body
Transverse plane
Divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.
Divides the body into right and left portions.
Turning a body part down or backward.
A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being farther from the attachment site of the limb.
Visceral membrane
A membrane that is attached to a body organ.
Membranes that line internal cavities that have no external opening in the body.
The serous membrane that lines the wall of a cavity in the body.
Membranes that line cavities with an external opening in the body.
Visceral organs
The organs found within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
Terms used to describe the location of parts of the body in relation to one another.
Tissues that support body organs, such as connective tissue.
A group of like tissues formed together to carry out specific functions in the body.
