Anatomic Terms Flashcards
(66 cards)
1
Q
Head
A
Cephalic
2
Q
Skull
A
Cranial
3
Q
Face
A
Facial
4
Q
Forehead
A
Frontal
5
Q
Eye
A
Orbital
6
Q
Ear
A
Otic
7
Q
Cheek
A
Buccal
8
Q
Nose
A
Nasal
9
Q
Mouth
A
Oral
10
Q
Chin
A
Mental
11
Q
Breastbone
A
Sternal
12
Q
Chest
A
Thoracic
13
Q
Breast
A
Mammary
14
Q
Naval
A
Umbilical
15
Q
Hip
A
Coxal
16
Q
Groin
A
Inguinal
17
Q
Hand
A
Manual
18
Q
Pubis
A
Pubic
19
Q
Top of foot
A
Dorsum
20
Q
Ankle
A
Tarsal
21
Q
Toes
A
Digital or phalangeal
22
Q
Foot
A
Pedal
23
Q
Leg
A
Crural
24
Q
Anterior surface of knee
A
Patellar
25
Thigh
Femoral
26
Fingers
Digital or phalangeal
27
Palm
Palmar
28
Wrist
Carpal
29
Forearm
Antebrachial
30
Front of elbow
Antecubital
31
Arm
Brachial
32
Armpit
Axillary
33
Neck
Cervical
34
Base of Skull
Occipital
35
Shoulder
Acromial
36
Shoulder blade
Scapular
37
Spinal column
Vertebral
38
Back of elbow
Olecranal
39
Between hips
Sacral
40
Buttocks
Gluteal
41
Hollow behind knee
Popliteal
42
Calf
Sural
43
Sole
Plantar
44
Sole
Plantar
45
Back of hand
Dorsum
46
Heel
Calcaneal
47
Back
Dorsal
48
Loin
Lumbar
49
Toward the head
Cephalic, cranial, superior
50
Away from the head
Inferior or caudal
51
Nearer to the front of the body
Anterior or ventral
52
Nearer to the back of the body
Posterior or dorsal
53
Nearer to the midline
Medial
54
Farther from the midline
Lateral
55
Between two structures
Intermediate
56
On the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
57
On the opposite side of the body
Contralateral
58
Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk
Proximal
59
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk
Distal
60
Toward the surface of the body
Superficial
61
Away from the surface of the body
Deep
62
Plane that separates the anterior and the posterior
Frontal plane
63
Plane that separates the body in to equal left and right halves
Midsagittal
64
Separates the body into unequal left and right sides
Parasagittal
65
Plane that dissects tissue at an angle
Oblique
66
Plane that separates the body in to superior and inferior sections
Transverse plane
