A GLOSSARY 



OF THE 



INTERNATIONAL (B.N.AJ 

 ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY 



GENEKAL TEEMS. 



TERMS INDICATING SITUATION AND DIRECTION. 



Longitudinalis 

 Verticalis 



Anterior 

 Posterior 

 Ventral 



Dorsal 

 Cranial 



Caudal 

 Superior 

 Inferior 

 Proximal is 

 Distalis 



Sagittalis 



Frontalis 



Horizontalis 



Medianus 



Medialis 

 Lateralis 



Intermedius 



Superficialis 



Profundus 



Externus 



Internus 



Ulnaris 



Radialis 



Tibial 



Fibular 



Longitudinal 

 Vertical 



Anterior ) 

 Posterior/ 

 Ventral \ 



Dorsal J 

 Cranial \ 



Caudal J 

 Superior) 

 Inferior / 

 Proximal) 

 Distal J 



Sagittal 



Frontal 



Horizontal 



Median 



Medial \ 

 Lateral / 



Intermediate 



Superficial \ 

 Deep J 

 External "1 



Internal J 

 Ulnar \ 

 Radial/ 

 Tibial \ 

 Fibular/ 



Referring to the long axis of the body. 



/Referring to the position of the long axis of the body in the 

 I erect posture. 



Referring to the front and back of the body or the limbs. 



{'Referring to the anterior and posterior aspects, respectively, of 

 the body, and to the flexor and extensor aspects of the 

 limbs, respectively. 

 ( Referring to position nearer the head or the tail end of the long 



axis. Used only in reference to parts of the head, neck, 

 I or trunk. Cephalic is sometimes used instead of cranial. 

 (Used in reference to the head, neck, and trunk. Equivalent to 

 \ cranial and caudal respectively. 



/Used only in reference to the limbs. Proximal, nearer the 

 I attached end. Distal, nearer the free end. 

 /Used in reference to planes parallel with the sagittal suture of 

 \ the skull, i.e. vertical antero-posterior planes. 

 / Used in reference to planes parallel with the coronal suture of 

 I the skull, i.e. vertical transverse planes. 



Used in reference to planes at right angles to vertical planes. 

 /Referring to the median vertical antero-posterior plane of the 

 \ body. 



f Referring to structures relatively nearer to or further away from 

 \ the median plane. 



/ Referring to structures situated between more medial and more 

 \ lateral structures. 



f Referring to structures nearer to and further away from the 

 ( surface. 

 (Referring, with few exceptions, to the walls of cavities and 



hollow organs. Not to be used as synonymous with 

 | medial and lateral. 



f Used in reference to the medial and lateral borders, respectively, 

 \ of the forearm and hand. 



/Used in reference to the medial and lateral borders, respectively, 

 ( of the leg and foot, 

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