Anatomical Language Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
Q
Cephalic
A
Head region
2
Q
Cranial
A
Skull
3
Q
Facial
A
Face region
4
Q
Axilla
A
Armpit region
5
Q
Cervical
A
Neck region
6
Q
Brachial
A
Arm region
7
Q
Carpal
A
Wrist region
8
Q
Manual
A
Hand
9
Q
Palmar
A
Palm of the hand
10
Q
Thoracic
A
Chest region
11
Q
Abdominal
A
Abdomen
12
Q
Lumbar
A
Lower back
13
Q
Pelvic
A
Pelvis
14
Q
Inguinal
A
Groin
15
Q
Femoral
A
Thigh
16
Q
Tarsal
A
Ankle
17
Q
Pedal
A
Foot
18
Q
Superior
A
Above
19
Q
Inferior
A
Below
20
Q
Anterior/Ventral
A
In front/belly side
21
Q
Posterior/Dorsal
A
Behind/ Toward the back
22
Q
Medial
A
Middle
23
Q
Lateral
A
Toward the side/ Away from midline
24
Q
Proximal
A
Closer to point if attachment, where limb meets body
25
Distal
Away from point of attachment, when a limb meets the body.
26
Superficial
Near the body’s surface
27
Deep
Towards the interior of the body
28
Cranial/Cephalic
Toward the head
29
Caudal
Toward the back/Tail
30
Intermediate
Between 2 structures
31
Plane
2 dimensional flat surface
32
Section
A slice through 3D object
33
Frontal or coronal
Front and back half
34
Sagittal
Left and Right half
35
Transverse
Horizontal cross section
36
RUQ,LUQ,RLQ,LLQ
Right upper quadrant, Left upper quadrant, Right lower quadrant, Left lower quadrant
37
Hypochondriac region
Upper side abdomen
38
Lumbar region
Middle side region
39
Inguinal region
Lower side regions
40
Epigastric region
Upped central region of the abdomen
41
Umbilical region
Belly button area/ Centermost abdomen region
42
Hypogastric region
Lower center abdomen
