Gross Anatomy
the study of body structures visible to the naked eye
Anatomical position
![card image](http://www.cpmfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/anatomical.png)
body is erect, with feet slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward
Axial Skeleton
![card image](http://www.pennmedicine.org/health_info/body_guide/reftext/images/Axial_AppendicularSkel.jpg)
relating to the head, neck, and trunk of body.
the axis of the body
Appendicular Skeleton
![card image](http://www.pennmedicine.org/health_info/body_guide/reftext/images/Axial_AppendicularSkel.jpg)
limbs and their attachments to the axis
Acromial
![card image](http://www.tooloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Acromial-Region-580x563.jpg)
point of the shoulder
Antebrachial
![card image](http://www.tooloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Acromial-Region-580x563.jpg)
forearm
Axillary
![card image](http://www.tooloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Acromial-Region-580x563.jpg)
armpit
Buccal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/110/flashcards/1941110/png/screen_shot_2012-10-08_at_112023_am1349709645801.png)
cheek
Carpal
![card image](http://www.lvhn.org/uploads/conditions_treatments/hand-anatomy.jpg)
wrist
Coxal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
hip
Crural
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
leg
Digital
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
fingers/toes
Femoral
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
thigh
Fibular
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
side of the leg
Frontal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
forehead
Hallux
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
great toe
Inguinal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
groin
Mammary
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
breast region
Manus
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
hand
Mental
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
chin
Orbital
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
bony eye socket
Patellar
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
anterior kneecap
Pedal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
foot
Pollex
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
Thumb
Pubic
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
genital region
Sternal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
breast bone
Tarsal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regionalterms_-_anterial_ventral1329201709041.png)
ankle
Calcaneal
![card image](http://www.mdguidelines.com/images/Illustrations/fr_calca.jpg)
heel of the foot
Dorsum
back
Gluteal
![card image](http://www.gla.ac.uk/t4/~fbls/files/fab/images/anatomy/gglutreg.gif)
buttocks
Lumbar
![card image](http://yannimd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Image_03L_400pix_DPUSA20tif1.gif)
the loin
Occipital
![card image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Occipital_bone_lateral4.png/250px-Occipital_bone_lateral4.png)
back of the head/ skull
Olecranal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
posterior elbow
Otic
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
ear
Perineal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
between anus and external genitalia
Plantar
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
sole of foot
Popliteal
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
back of knee
Sacral
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
region between hips
Scapular
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
shoulder blade
Sural
![card image](http://classconnection.s3.amazonaws.com/654/flashcards/1188654/png/regional_terms_-_posterial_dorsal1329203421027.png)
calf
superior/inferior
above/below
Anterior/Posterior
front/back
Medial/Lateral
toward the midline/ away from the midline
Cranial/Caudal
![card image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Blausen_0019_AnatomicalDirectionalReferences.png)
toward the head/ toward the tail
Dorsal/Ventral
![card image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Blausen_0019_AnatomicalDirectionalReferences.png)
backside/bellyside
Proximal/Distal
![card image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Blausen_0019_AnatomicalDirectionalReferences.png)
nearer the trunk/farther from the trunk
Superficial/Deep
![card image](http://www.bodyteen.com/img/fan/terms/SupVsDeep.gif)
towards the surface/away from the surface
Sagittal Plane
![card image](http://corespi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Planes+of+Motion.jpg)
runs longitudinally and divides into right and left sides
Frontal Plane
![card image](http://corespi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Planes+of+Motion.jpg)
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse Plane
![card image](http://corespi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Planes+of+Motion.jpg)
runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior
Dorsal body cavity
![card image](http://wellnessadvocate.com/images/anatomy/Body_Cavity_Dorsal.gif)
1.Cranial cavity
2.Vertebral (spinal) cavity
Ventral body cavity
![card image](http://wellnessadvantage.com/images/anatomy/Body_Cavity_Ventral.gif)
-thoracic cavity
-abdominopelvic cavity
Serous Membrane
double layered membranes covering the outer surface of organs
Parietal
![card image](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1_lUbICpWxo/UOVzH8dlOAI/AAAAAAAABro/d3kW-xh0ftk/s1600/pleura.jpg)
lines the cavity walls
Visceral
![card image](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1_lUbICpWxo/UOVzH8dlOAI/AAAAAAAABro/d3kW-xh0ftk/s1600/pleura.jpg)
covers the external surface of the organs
Peritoneum
![card image](http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/data/bin/a5097979750a1d_overzicht.jpg)
covers the abdominal cavity and its organs
Pleura
![card image](http://mesotheliomaz.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/pleura.jpg)
covers the lungs
Pericardium
![card image](http://drsvenkatesan.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/pericardium.jpg)
covers the heart
Abdominopelvic quadrants (4)
![card image](http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/upload/a5056333.jpg)
-right upper
-right lower
-left upper
-left lower
Abdominopelvic regions (9)
![card image](http://legacy.owensboro.kctcs.edu/gcaplan/anat/notes/Image564.gif)
-umbilical
-epigastric
-hypogastric
-left iliac
-right iliac
-left lumbar
-right lumbar
-left hypochondriac
-right hypochondriac