ana Lab Flashcards
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Abdominal
A
Anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs.
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Acromial
A
point of shoulder
3
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Antecubital
A
anterior surface of elbow
4
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Axillary
A
armpit
5
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Brachial
A
arm
6
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Buccal
A
cheek area
7
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Carpal
A
wrist
8
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Cervical
A
neck region
9
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Coxal
A
hip
10
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Crural
A
leg
11
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Digital
A
fingers, toes
12
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Femoral
A
thigh
13
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Fibular
A
lateral part of leg
14
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Inguinal
A
area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
15
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Nasal
A
nose area
16
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Oral
A
mouth
17
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Orbital
A
Eye area
18
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Patellar
A
Anterior area of the knee
19
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Pelvic
A
Area overlying the pelvis
20
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Pubic
A
Genital Area
21
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Sternal
A
Breast bone
22
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Tarsal
A
Ankle
23
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Thoracic
A
Chest
24
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Umbilical
A
Navel
25
Posterior
technical term in biology or medicine to refer to the back side of things.
26
Cephallic
Head
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Deltoid
curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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Gluteal
buttocks
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Lumbar
Area of back between ribs and hips
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Occipital
Posterior surface of the head
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Popliteal
posterior area of the knee
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Sacral
Area between hips
33
Scapular
Shoulder blade region
34
Sural
the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf
35
Vertebral
area of spine
36
Nuchal
Posterior/back part of the neck
37
Coccyx
bone located posteriorly medial to the gluteal
38
Superior (Cranial or Cephalad
Toward the head
upper part of a structure
the body above
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Inferior (Caudal)
Away from the head end Toward the lower part of the structure or the body; below
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Anterior (Ventral)
Toward or at the front of the body; In front of
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Posterior (Dorsal)
Toward or at the backside of the body; Behind
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Medial
Toward or at the midline of the body; On the inner side of
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Lateral
Away from the midline of the body; On the outer side of the
44
Intermediate
Between a more medial and a more lateral surface
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Proximal
Close to the origin of the body part
the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
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Distal
Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
Away from the body surface; More internal
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suprasternal notch
the notch
above the sternum