Raviola, G. Glossary of Anatomical Terms. 1978. Ed. Diwek, D. 2006.

The goal of this tutorial is to teach you some commonly used in prefixes, suffixes, and roots, in order to help make learning Anatomy a little easier. Anatomical examples will help you to start …

Gross anatomy is generally studied regionally, because that is the way dissections are most effectively conducted (it can also be viewed and discussed systemically to understand organ …

Anatomic position is a fixed body position in which an individual stands upright with the feet kept together parallel and flat on the floor. eyes look forward toward the observer. The arms are at …

The Human Anatomy glossary can/will be used by those with body ailments. It will be used to assist interpreter/translators or family members translating for elders to determine where their …

Anatomical position: The standard arrangement of the body used for reference when studying anatomy Body is erect and at rest Both feet are flat on the floor and slightly separated Arms …

Danish mathematician and philosopher, doctor in Basel, anatomist at Cophenhagen; discovered thoracic duct and lymphatic system in 1653; wrote a textbook of anatomy.

To describe the body clearly and to indicate the position of it’s parts and organs relative to each other, anatomists around the world have agreed to use the same descriptive terms of position …

Notes: Each entry is related to its Latin (L.) or Greek (G.) derivation, and the accented syllable (or syllables), as stressed in English, is followed by a ('). Adjectives and participles functioning as …

This document defines common anatomical terminology used to describe orientation, direction, planes of the body, histology, skeletal, and muscular systems.