Anatomical Flashcards
(50 cards)
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Acromial
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Point of shoulder
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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Antebrachial
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Forearm
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Antecubital
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Anterior surface of elbow
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Axillary
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Armpit
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Brachial
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Arm
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Buccal
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Cheek area
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Cervical
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Neck region
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Coxal
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Hip
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Crural
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Leg
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Deltoid
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Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
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Digital
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Fingers and toes
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Femoral
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Thigh
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Fibular
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Lateral part of leg
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Frontal
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Forehead
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Inguinal
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Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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Mental
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Chin
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Nasal
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Nose area
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Oral
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Mouth
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Orbital
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Eye area
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Patellar
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Anterior knee
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Pelvic
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Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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Pubic
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Genital region
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Sternal
Breastbone area
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Tarsal
Ankle region
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Thoracic
Chest
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Umbilical
Navel
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Superior (cranial or cephalad)
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Ventral (anterior)
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Dorsal (posterior)
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
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Intermediate
Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proximal
Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk; near
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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 (external)
Toward or at the body surface
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Deep (internal)
Away from the body surface; more internal
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Calcaneal
Heel of foot
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Cephalic
Head
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Gluteal
Buttock
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Lumbar
Area of back between ribs and hips; the loin
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Occipital
Posterior surface of head or base of skull
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Olecranal
Posterior surface of elbow
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Popliteal
Posterior knee area
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Sacral
Area between hips
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Scapular
Shoulder blade region
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Sural
The posterior surface of leg; the calf
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Vertebral
Area of spinal column