anatomical positions (lab) Flashcards
(84 cards)
1
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superior
A
above, towards head
2
Q
inferior
A
below, towards feet
3
Q
anterior
A
front of body
4
Q
another word for anterior
A
ventral
5
Q
posterior
A
back of body
6
Q
another word for posterior
A
dorsal
7
Q
medial
A
towards middle of body
8
Q
lateral
A
towards side of body
9
Q
intermediate
A
between medial and lateral structure
10
Q
proximal
A
close to point of attachment
11
Q
distal
A
away from point of attachment
12
Q
what are proximal and distal used for
A
limbs
13
Q
superficial
A
external, towards body surface
14
Q
deep
A
internal, away from body surface
15
Q
abdominal
A
anterior body trunk, inferior to ribs
16
Q
antebrachial
A
forearm
17
Q
antecubital
A
anterior surface of elbow
18
Q
axillary
A
armpit
19
Q
brachial
A
arm
20
Q
carpal
A
wrist
21
Q
cervical
A
neck
22
Q
crural
A
anterior lower leg, shin
23
Q
digital
A
fingers
24
Q
femoral
A
thigh
25
fibular
lateral part of leg
26
frontal
forehead
27
nasal
nose area
28
oral
mouth area
29
orbital
eye area
30
patellar
knee cap
31
pelvic
pelvis
32
pubic
genitals
33
sternal
chest, sternum area
34
tarsal
ankle
35
thoracic
above diaphragm, below neck
36
umbilical
navel
37
cephalic
head
38
femoral
thigh
39
lumbar
lower back
40
occipital
back of head
41
olecranon
elbow
42
popliteal
posterior knee
43
scapular
shoulder blade
44
sural
posterior shin
45
vertebral
spine
46
sagittal plane
right and left parts
47
midsagittal plane
medial, even right and left parts (down the middle!)
48
parasagittal plane
any other cut on the sagittal plane
49
frontal plane
front and back halves
50
transverse plane
up and down halves
51
another name for frontal plane
coronal plane
52
another name for transverse plane
horizontal plane
53
what makes up the dorsal cavity
cranial and spinal regions
54
what makes up ventral cavity
thoracic, mediastinum, abdominopelvic regions
55
cranial cavity
head/brain
56
spinal cavity
spine
57
thoracic cavity
above diaphragm, below neck
58
mediastinum
separates lungs from heart
59
abdominopelvic cavity
abdominal and pelvic cavities
60
what quadrant is the stomach in
LUQ
61
what quadrant is the spleen in
LUQ
62
what quadrant is the left lobe of liver in
LUQ
63
what quadrant is the body of the pancreas in
LUQ
64
what quadrant is the left kidney in
LUQ
65
66
what quadrant is the left adrenal gland in
LUQ
67
what quadrant is the splenic flexure in
LUQ
68
what quadrant are parts of the transverse and descending colon in
LUQ
69
what quadrant are parts of the descending colon in
LLQ
70
what quadrant is the sigmoid colon in
LLQ
71
what quadrant is the left ovary and tube in
LLQ
72
what quadrant is the left ureter in
LLQ
73
what quadrant is the liver in
RUQ
74
what quadrant is the gallbladder in
RUQ
75
what quadrant is the duodenum in
RUQ
76
what quadrant is the head of pancreas in
RUQ
77
what quadrant is the right kidney in
RUQ
78
what quadrant is the right adrenal gland in
RUQ
79
what quadrant is the hepatic flexure in
RUQ
80
what quadrant are parts of the transverse and ascending colon in
RUQ
81
what quadrant is the cecum in
RLQ
82
what quadrant is the appendix in
RLQ
83
what quadrant is the right ovary and tube in
RLQ
84
what quadrant is the right ureter in
RLQ
