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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Anatomical terms of location

In human and zoological anatomy (sometimes called zootomy), several terms are used to describe the location of organs and other structures in the body of bilateral animals. These terms are listed and explained here. In some cases, the terminology in human anatomy may differ from that in general anatomy. The anatomical position holds more relevant information on relations and terms of location for human anatomy. Anatomical terms of location - Directions. Anatomical terms of location - Ge ...

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Anatomical terms of location - Directions

Anatomical terms of location - Relative directions

Anatomical terms of location - Relative directions in the limbs

Anatomical terms of location - Planes

Anatomical terms of location - Relative motions

Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia II - Anatomical terms of location - Planes Anatomical terms of location - General usage. Three basic reference planes are used in zoological anatomy. The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right portions. A coronal plane divides the body into dorsal and ventral portions. A transverse plane divides the body into cranial and caudal portions. Anatomical terms of location - Usage in human anatomy. Sometimes the orientation of certain planes need to be distinguished, for instance in medical im ...

The anatomical position is a schematic convention for describing the relative morphology of the human body. All terms in the study of anatomy refer to when the body is in this position. The person is oriented in an erect standing position eyes and head facing forward feet forward and perpendicular to the body arms close to the sides and palms of the hands facing forward with fingers extended. It should be noted that this is not the normal position that arms rest in.

Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Viscus

In anatomy, a viscus (plural viscera) is an internal organ of an animal, in particular an internal organ of the thorax or abdomen. The viscera, when removed from a butchered animal, are known collectively as offal. Internal organs are often informally called guts. The adjective visceral is used for anything pertaining to the internal organs. Historically, viscera of animals were examined by Roman pagan priests like the haruspices or the augurs in order to divine the future ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Cuboid bone

The cuboid bone is one of seven Tarsal bones. Distally, the Cuboid articulates with the fourth and fifth metatarsals, forming the fourth and fifth tarsometatarsal joints. Proximally, it articulates with the calcaneus, forming the calcaneocuboid joint. The medial surface of the bone articulates with both the lateral cuneiform bone and the navicular bone. The inferior surface has a groove on its distal th ...

Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Cuneiform anatomy

There are three cuneiform bones in the human foot: the medial cuneiform, the intermediate cuneiform and the lateral cuneiform. They are located between the navicular bone and the first, second and third metatarsal bones and are medial to the cuboid bone. The first cuneiform (a.k.a. os cuneiform primum / medial cuneiform) is the largest of the cuneiforms. It is situated at the medial side of the foot, anterior to the navicular and posterior to the base of the first metatarsal. It articulates with four bones: the navi ...

Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Ankle

In anatomy, the ankle, or ancle (a word common, in various forms, to Teutonic languages, probably connected in origin with the Latin angulus, or Greek αγκυλος, bent), is the part of the lower limb that is located between the foot and the leg, and is actually comprised of two separate joints: the talocrural joint (or "true" ankle joint) and the subtalar joint. The talocrural joint, is a synovial joint that connects the distal ends of the tibia and fibula with the proximal end of the talus and is respon ...

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Ankle - Fractures

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Calcaneus

The calcaneus is the large bone making up the heel of the human foot or the point of an animal's hock. Calcaneus - Human. It articulates with two other tarsal bones, the talus above and the cuboid toward the midfoot. In addition to receiving the weight of the body with each step, the calcaneus is the anchor for the plantar fascia, which supports the arch of the foot. The posterior-most portion of the calcaneus is the calcaneal tuberosity, a large, non-articulating process that is the i ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Capitate bone

The capitate bone (os capitatum; os magnum) is a bone in the human hand. The capitate bone is the largest of the carpal bones, and occupies the center of the wrist. It presents, above, a rounded portion or head, which is received into the concavity formed by the navicular and lunate; a constricted portion or neck; and below this, the body. The superior surface is round, smooth, and articulates with the lunate bone. The inferior surface is divided by two ridges into three facets, for articulation with the second, third, and fourth metacarpal bones, that for the third being the largest.< ...

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Capitate bone - Articulations

Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Clavicle

In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is a bone that makes up part of the shoulder girdle (pectoral girdle). Clavicle - Overview. It is a doubly-curved long bone that connects the arm (upper limb) to the body (trunk), located directly above the first rib. Medially, it articulates with the breast-bone (sternum) at the sternoclavicular joint. At its lateral end it articulates with the acromion of the shoulder-blade (scapula) at the acromioclavicular joint. It is shorter, thinner, less curved, a ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Carpal bone

In human anatomy, the carpal bones are the bones of the human wrist. There are eight of them altogether, and they can be thought of as forming two rows of four. Carpal bone - Proximal Row. Scaphoid (or navicular) - this bone, with the lunate, articulates with the radius of the arm. Lunate - articulates with the radius and the capitate. Triquetrum - on the ulnar side of the hand, but does not articulate with the ulna. Pisiform - a se ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Vomer bone

The vomer bone is one of the unpaired facial bones of the skull. It is located in the midsagittal line, and touches the sphenoid, the ethmoid, the left and right palatine bones, and the left and right maxillary bones. The vomeronasal organ, also called Jacobson's organ, is a chemoreceptor organ named for its closeness to the vomer and nasal bones, and is particularly developed in animals such as cats (who adopt a characteristic pose called the Flehmen reaction or flehming when making use of it), and is thought to have ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Coccyx

The coccyx (Latin: os coccygis), commonly referred to as the tailbone, is the final segment of the human vertebral column, of three to five (usually four) fused vertebrae (the coccygeal vertebrae), below the sacrum. It is attached to the sacrum in a fibrocartilaginous joint, which permits limited movement between them. Coccyx - Function. The coccyx is regarded as vestigial in humans, meaning it no longer serves major functions it did in ancestor species of humans. (Those included suppor ...

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Coccyx - Pathology

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Zygomatic bone

The zygomatic bone (also known as the zygoma; Os Zygomaticum; Malar Bone) is a paired bone of the human skull. It articulates with the maxilla, the temporal bone, the sphenoid bone and the frontal bone. It forms part of the orbit and is commonly referred to as the cheekbone. It is situated at the upper and lateral part of the face: it forms the prominence of the cheek, part of the lateral wall and floor of the orbit, and parts of the temporal and infratemporal fossae [Fig. 1]. It presents a malar and a temporal surface; ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Vertebra

Vertebrae (singular: vertebra) are the individual bones that make up the vertebral column (aka spine) — a flexuous and flexible column. There are thirty-three (33) vertebrae in humans, including the five that are fused to form the sacrum (the others are separated by intervertebral discs) and the four coccygeal bones which form the tailbone. The upper three regions comprise the remaining 24, and are grouped under the names cervical (7 vertebrae), thoracic (12 vertebrae) and lumbar (5 v ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Arm

In anatomy, the arm is the upper limb of a bipedal mammal, specifically the segment between the shoulder and the elbow. Arm can also refer to any analogous structure, such as one of the paired forelimbs of a quadruped, or any muscular hydrostat similar to a tentacle, as seen on some cephalopods, such as octopuses. The term arm also refers to the entire upper limb in an organism. Anatomically, the segment between the elbow and wrist is properly called the forearm. In primates the arms are richly adapted for ...

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Arm - Anatomy of the human arm

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Rib

In anatomy, ribs (Latin costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage. Ribs surround the chest (Latin thorax) of land vertebrates, and protect the lungs, heart, and other internal organs of the thoracic cavity. In mammals, one generally thinks of ribs only occurring in the chest. However, fused-on remnants of ribs can be traced in development in neck vertebrae and sacral vertebrae. In reptiles, ribs sometimes occur in all vertebrae from the neck to the sacrum. Fish can have up to four ribs on each vert ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Fibula

The fibula or calf bone is a bone placed on the lateral side of the tibia, with which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones, and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity is small, placed toward the back of the head of the tibia, below the level of the knee-joint, and excluded from the formation of this joint. Its lower extremity inclines a little forward, so as to be on a plane anterior to that of the upper end; it projects below the tibia, and forms ...

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Terms for anatomical location: Encyclopedia - Bone

Bone, also called osseous tissue, (Latin: "os") is a type of hard endoskeletal connective tissue found in many vertebrate animals. Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the skeleton. Bone has a different composition than cartilage, and both are derived from mesoderm. In common parlance, cartilage can also be called "bone", cert ...