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Anatomical Position Flashcards

1
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What is the appendicular and axial skeleton?

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Appendicular: pectoral girdle, upper limbs, pelvic girdle, lower limbs

Axial: Skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage

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Anterior view

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Anatomical Position: Anterior View

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Anatomical Position: Posterior View

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Anatomical Position: Posterior View

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What is the abdominal region?

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Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones

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What is the antebrachial region?

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Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

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What is the antecubital region?

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Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region

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What is the auricular region?

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Visible surface structures of the ear

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What is the axillary region?

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Armpit

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What is the brachial region?

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Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

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12
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What is the buccal region?

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Cheek

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13
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What is the calcaneal region?

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Heel of the foot

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14
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What is the carpal region?

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Wrist

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15
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What is the cephalic region?

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Head

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16
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What is the cervical region?

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Neck

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17
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What is the coxal region?

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Hip

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18
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What is the cranial region?

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Skull

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What is the crural region?

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Leg (the portion of the limb between the knee and the ankle)

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20
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What is the deltoid region?

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Shoulder

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21
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What is the digital region?

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Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

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What is the dorsal/dorsum region?

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Back

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What is the facial region?

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Face

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24
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What is the femoral region?

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Thigh

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25
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What is the fibular region?

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Lateral aspect of the leg

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What is the frontal region?

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Forehead

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27
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What is the gluteal region?

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Buttock

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What is the manus region?

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Hand

29
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What is the mental region?

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Chin

30
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What is the nasal region?

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Nose

31
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What is the occipital region?

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Posterior aspect of the head

32
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What is the olecranal region?

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Posterior aspect of the elbow

33
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What is the oral region?

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Mouth

34
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What is the orbital region?

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Eye

35
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What is the palmar region?

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Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

36
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What is the patellar region?

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Kneecap

37
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What is the pectoral region?

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Chest

38
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What is the pelvic region?

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Pelvis

39
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What is the perineal region?

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Diamond-shaped region between the legs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs

40
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What is the pes region?

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Foot

41
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What is the plantar region?

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Sole of the foot

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What is the pollex region?

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Thumb

43
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What is the popliteal region?

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Area posterior to the knee

44
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What is the pubic region?

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Anterior region to the pelvis

45
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What is the radial region?

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Lateral (thumb side) aspect of forearm

46
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What is the sacral region?

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Posterior region between the hip bones

47
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What is the scapular region?

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Shoulder blade

48
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What is the sternal region?

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Anterior middle region of the thorax

49
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What is the sural region?

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Calf (posterior part of the leg)

50
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What is the tarsal region?

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Ankle (root of the foot)

51
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What is the thoracic region?

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Chest or thorax

52
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What is the tibial region?

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Medial aspect of leg

53
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What is the ulnar region?

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Medial aspect of the forearm

54
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What is the umbilical region?

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Navel

55
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What is the vertebral region?

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Spinal column

56
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What is the directional term: superior and inferior?

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Superior: above, at a higher level, toward the head

Inferior: below, at a lower level, toward the feet

57
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What is the directional term: lateral and medial?

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Lateral: away from the midline

Medial: toward the midline

58
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What is the directional term: proximal and distal?

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Proximal: toward an attached base (ie. the shoulder is proximal to the wrist)

Distal: away from the attached base (ie. fingers are distal to the wrist)

59
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What is the directional term: superficial and deep?

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Superficial: at, near, or relatively close to the body surface

Deep: toward the interior of the body, farther from the surface

60
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What is the directional term: cranial/cephalic or caudal?

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Cranial/cephalic: toward the head

Caudal: toward the tail (coccyx in humans)

61
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What is the directional term: anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal?

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Anterior/ventral: the front, before

Posterior/dorsal: the back, behind

62
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What is a frontal/coronal plane?

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Divides the body into anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) sections

63
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What is a sagittal plane?

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Divides body into right and left sections

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What is a transverse plane?

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Divides body into superior and inferior sections

65
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What is the dorsal body cavity?

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Contains the central nervous system: cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

66
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What are the membranes of the dorsal body cavity?

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3 meninges layers: dura mater (outer), arachnoid mater, pia mater (inner)

67
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What is the ventral body cavity?

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Includes the light pleural cavity, mediastinum (superior and pericardial cavity), abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity

68
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What are the membranes of the ventral body cavity?

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Two layers of serous membranes:

Parietal membrane lines the wall of the cavity

Visceral membrane covers the internal organs within the cavity

Parietal or visceral pleura line the pleural cavity/lungs

Parietal or visceral pericardium line the pericardial cavity/heart

Parietal or visceral peritoneum line the adominal/pelvic cavity or organs

69
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Name the adominopelvic regions.

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