Anatomical Position And Directional Terms Flashcards
(73 cards)
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Front of head
A
Frontal
2
Q
Eyes
A
Orbital
3
Q
Cheek
A
Buccal
4
Q
Chin
A
Mental
5
Q
Neck
A
Cervical
6
Q
Head (as a whole)
A
Cephalic
7
Q
Back of head
A
Occipital
8
Q
Shoulder
A
Acromial
9
Q
Arm
A
Brachial
10
Q
Inside (crease) of elbow
A
Antecubital
11
Q
Outside of elbow
A
Olecranal
12
Q
Wrist
A
Carpal
13
Q
Chest area as a whole
A
Thoracic
14
Q
Center of chest
A
Sternum
15
Q
Armpit
A
Axillary
16
Q
Breast
A
Mammary
17
Q
Forearm
A
Antebrachial
18
Q
Shoulder blades
A
Scapular
19
Q
Upper spine, close to ribs, between neck and lower back
A
Vertebral
20
Q
Lower spine
A
Lumbar
21
Q
Tail bone
A
Sacral
22
Q
Belly button
A
Umbilical
23
Q
Back side
A
Gluteal
24
Q
Between anus and external genitalia
A
Perineal
25
Lowest part of abdomen, near groin
Pelvic
26
Hand (as a whole)
Manus
27
Palm of hand
Palmar
28
Thumb
Pollex
29
Fingers
Digital
30
Back of hand
Metacarpal
31
Hip
Coxal
32
Thigh
Femoral
33
Knee
Patellar
34
Back of knee
Popliteal
35
Lower leg (anterior side)
Crural
36
Calf
Sural
37
Lateral side of lower leg
Fibular or peroneal
38
Foot
Pedal
39
Ankle
Tarsal
40
Heel
Calcaneal
41
Top of foot
Metatarsal
42
Toes
Digital
43
Bottom of foot
Plantar
44
Big toe
Hallux
45
Front of body
Ventral
46
Back of body
Dorsal
47
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body; above
Superior (cranial)
The head is superior, or cranial, to the abdomen
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
Inferior (caudal)
The navel is inferior to, or caudal to, the chin.
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
Anterior (ventral)
The breastbone is anterior to the spine.
50
Toward or at the back of the body; behind
Posterior (dorsal)
The heart is posterior to the breastbone.
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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
Medial
The heart is medial to the arm.
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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
Lateral
The arm is lateral to the chest.
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
Intermediate
The collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and shoulder.
54
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
Proximal
The elbow is proximal to the wrist.
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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
Distal
The knee is distal to the thigh
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Toward or at the body surface
Superficial (external)
The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles
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Away from the body surface; more internal
Deep (internal)
The lungs are deep to the skin.
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The head, neck, and trunk
Axial part of the body
59
The appendages, or limbs, attached to the body’s axis
Appendicular part of the body
60
What are the two fundamental divisions of our body?
Axial and appendicular regions.
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A vertical line that divides the body into right and left parts
Sagittal plane
62
Specific sagittal plane that lies exactly at the midline
Median plane or midsagittal plane
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What type of sagittal plane is offset from the midline?
Parasagittal plane
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Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
Frontal (or coronal) plane
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A plan that runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
Transverse plane or cross section
66
Cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes; confusing and difficult to interpret, so seldom used
Oblique sections
67
What scheme do medical personnel use to divide the abdominal cavity?
RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
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What is the centermost abdominopelvic region called?
Umbilical
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What is the region directly superior to the umbilical region called?
Epigastric
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What is the region directly inferior to the umbilical region called?
Pubic/hypogastric
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What are the regions lateral to the umbilical region called?
Right and left lumbar regions
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What are the regions lateral to the epigastric region called?
Right and left hypochondriac regions
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What are the regions lateral to the hypogastric region called?
Right and left iliac regions
