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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Axial

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central part of the body, the head, and trunk

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cranial

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portion of the skull surrounding the brain

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Facial

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face

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Orbital

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Eye

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Otic

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Ear

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Nasal

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Nose

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Oral

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Mouth

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Mental

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Chin

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Occipital

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back of head

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Cervical

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Neck

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thoracic

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chest

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Sternal

A

breast bone

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Pectoral

A

chest

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Mammary

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Breast

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Abdominal

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abdomen

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19
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Umbilical

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Navel

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Coxal

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Hip

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Pelvic

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Pelvis

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Pubic

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Genital area

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Dorsal

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Back

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Scapular

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Shoulder Blade

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Vertebral

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Spinal Column

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Lumbar

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Area of the back between the lowest rib and butt

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Appendicular

A

extremities or limbs

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Acromial

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Highest point of the shoulder

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

A

Arm

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Antecubital

A

Anterior surface of the elbow

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Olecranal

A

posterior surface of the elbow

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Antebrachial

A

forearm

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Carpal

A

wrist

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Manual

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Hand

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Palmar

A

palm of the hand

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Digital

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Fingers

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Inguinal

A

groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvis

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Gluteal

A

buttocks

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Femoral

A

thigh

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Patellar

A

Anterior surface of the knee

42
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Popliteal

A

posterior surface of the knee

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Crural

A

anterior surface of the leg

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Fibular

A

lateral side of the leg

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Sural

A

Posterior surface of the leg

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tarsal

A

ankle

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pedal

A

foot

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plantar

A

ole of the foot

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calcaneal

A

heel

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digital

A

toes

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superior

A

above

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inferior

A

below

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anterior

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closer to front of body

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posterior

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closer to back of body

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medial

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closer to midline of body

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lateral

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father from midline of body

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intermediate

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between two structures

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ipsilateral

A

on the same side of body

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contralateral

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on opposite sides of body

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Proximal

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nearer to point of attachment of limb to trunk

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distal

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farther from point f attachment of limb to trunk

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superficial

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closer to surface of body

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deep

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farther from surface of body

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sagittal plane

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vertically divides the body into right and left sections

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midsagittal plane

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vertically divides the body into equal right and left halves

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parasagittal plane

A

divides body into unequal right and left portions

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frontal plane

A

vertically divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

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transverse plane

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horizontally divides body into superior and inferior sections

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oblique plane

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pass through the body at an angle

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longitudinal sections

A

plane running along the long axis of a long narrow structure

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cross sections

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plane running perpendicular to the long axis

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