anatomical position and language Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
Frons/ frontal
A
forehead
2
Q
cranium/cranial
A
skull
3
Q
Facies/ facial
A
face
4
Q
Oris/oral
A
mouth
5
Q
mentis/mental
A
chin
6
Q
axilla/axillary
A
armpit
7
Q
brachium/brachial
A
arm
8
Q
Antecubitis/antecubital
A
front of elbow
9
Q
Antebrachium/ antebrachial
A
forearm
10
Q
carpis/ carpal
A
wrist
11
Q
pollex
A
thumb
12
Q
digit/ phalanges
A
fingers
13
Q
Palma/ palmar
A
palm
14
Q
Patella/ Patellar
A
kneecap
15
Q
crus/crural
A
leg
16
Q
digits/ phalanges *
A
toes
17
Q
Hallux
A
great (big) toe
18
Q
pes/pedal
A
foot
19
Q
femer/ femoral
A
thigh
20
Q
pubis
A
pubic
21
Q
inguen/inguinal
A
groin
22
Q
pelvis
A
pelvic
23
Q
umbilicus/umbilical
A
navel
24
Q
abdomen
A
abdominal
25
mamma/mammary
breast
26
thorax/thoracic
chest
27
cervicis/ cervical
neck
28
nasus/nasal
nose
29
auris/otic
ear
30
bucca/buccal
cheek
31
oculus/orbital
eye
32
anatomical position
laying on back, palms up, thumbs up
33
frontal/coronal plane
separates the body in half of anterior and posterior
34
anterior
front
35
posterior
back
36
sagittal plane
separates the body into equal parts left and right
37
transverse
separates the body into superior and inferior
38
superior
above
39
inferior
below
40
medial
close
41
lateral
farther
42
proximal
closer to trunk
43
distal
farther from trunk
44
dorsal cavity
lies close to spine
45
ventral cavity
closer to the stomach
46
parietal layer
"wall" outer layer
47
visceral
"organ" inner layer
48
thoracic cavity
holds heart and lungs
