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  • What do the directional terms anterior and posterior correspond to?
    Anterior means ventral (front), and posterior means dorsal (back).
  • What do the directional terms superior and inferior correspond to?
    Superior means cranial (toward the head), and inferior means caudal (toward the tail or feet).
  • Define distal and proximal in anatomical terms.
    Distal means farther from the point of attachment, and proximal means closer to the point of attachment.
  • What do deep and superficial mean in anatomy?
    Deep means away from the surface of the body, and superficial means toward or on the surface.
  • Explain medial, lateral, and intermediate.
    Medial means toward the midline, lateral means away from the midline, and intermediate means between two structures.
  • What do parietal and visceral refer to?
    Parietal relates to the body wall, and visceral relates to the organs.
  • Define ipsilateral and contralateral.
    Ipsilateral means on the same side of the body, and contralateral means on the opposite side.
  • Name the three anatomical planes.
    Transverse (horizontal), sagittal, and frontal (coronal) planes.
  • What is a parasagittal plane?
    A parasagittal plane is any sagittal plane offset from the midline.
  • What cavities make up the dorsal cavity?
    The dorsal cavity includes the cranial cavity and the spinal (vertebral) cavity.
  • What cavities make up the ventral cavity?
    The ventral cavity includes the thoracic cavity (right and left pleural, mediastinum, pericardial) and the abdominopelvic cavity (abdominal and pelvic cavities).
  • Name the four abdominal quadrants.
    Left upper quadrant, right upper quadrant, left lower quadrant, and right lower quadrant.
  • List the nine abdominal regions.
    Left and right hypochondriac, left and right lumbar, left and right inguinal, epigastric, umbilical, and hypogastric (pubic) regions.
  • What is the frontal region of the body?
    The frontal region refers to the forehead area.
  • Define the cephalic region.
    The cephalic region refers to the entire head.
  • What does the brachial region refer to?
    The brachial region is the arm between the shoulder and elbow.
  • Where is the antecubital region located?
    The antecubital region is the front of the elbow.
  • What is the crural region?
    The crural region refers to the front of the lower leg (shin).
  • Define the pedal region.
    The pedal region refers to the foot.
  • What is the lumbar region?
    The lumbar region is the lower back area between the ribs and pelvis.
  • Where is the popliteal region?
    The popliteal region is the back of the knee.
  • What does the term manual refer to?
    The manual region refers to the hand.
  • Define the thoracic region.
    The thoracic region is the chest area.
  • What is the acromial region?
    The acromial region is the shoulder tip.
  • Where is the olecranal region?
    The olecranal region is the back of the elbow.
  • What is the plantar region?
    The plantar region is the sole of the foot.