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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Anterior

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Front of the body

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Posterior

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Back of the body

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Dorsal

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Back of the body

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Ventral

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Front of the body

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Superior

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Top half of the body from pelvis up

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Inferior

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Lower half of the body from pelvis down

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Abdominal

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Anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs

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Acromial

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Point of the shoulder

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Antecubital

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anterior surface of elbow

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Axillary

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armpit

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12
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Brachial

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Arm

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13
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Buccal

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Cheek Area

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14
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Carpal

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wrist

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15
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Cervical

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neck region

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Coxal

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hip

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Crural

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anterior of the leg

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Deltoid

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curve of the shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

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19
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Digital

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Fingers or Toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Fibular

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lateral part of the leg

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Frontal

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forehead

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inguinal

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area where thigh meets body trunk (groin)

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mental

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chin

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nasal

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nose area

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oral

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mouth

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orbital

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eye area

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patellar

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anterior knee

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pelvic

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Area overlaying the pelvis anteriorly

30
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public

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genital region

31
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sternal

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breastbone

32
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tarsal

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ankle region

33
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thoracic

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chest

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umbilical

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navel

35
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calcaneal

A

heel of foot

36
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cephalic

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head

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femoral

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thigh

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gluteal

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buttocks

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lumbar

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area of back between ribs and hips (loin)

40
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occipital

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posterior surface of head or the base of the skull (back of the head)

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olecranal

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posterior surface of the elbow

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popliteal

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posterior knee area

43
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sacral

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shoulder blade region

44
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sural

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the posterior surface of the leg (calf)

45
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vertebral

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area of the spinal column

46
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plantar

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sole of the foot

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medial

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toward the mid line of the body (middle of the body)

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lateral

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toward the outside of the body (the outer side)

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Proximal

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closer to the centre (proximity)

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Distal

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farther away from the centre

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Superficial

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Closer to the skin

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deep

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further into the body

53
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Name the two types of body cavities

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Dorsal and Ventral

54
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Name the two different Dorsal Cavities and what they house

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Cranial (houses the brain) and Spinal (houses the spinal cord)

55
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Name the two different Ventral Cavities, what they house, and what they are separated by

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Thoracic (houses heart and lungs - protected by ribs) and Abdominopelvic (houses digestive system, spleen, bladder, female reproductive organs, basically everything but the kidneys)
SEPARATED by the DIAPHRAGM

56
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Back of the body

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Posterior or Dorsal

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Front of the body

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Anterior or Ventral

58
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Mental

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Chin

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Forearm

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Antebrachial

60
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Point of the shoulder

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Acromial

61
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Anterior of the body truck inferior to the ribs

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Abdominal

62
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Hips

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Coxal

63
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Anterior surface of the elbow

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Antecubital

64
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Lower half of the body

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Inferior

65
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Upper half of the body

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Superior

66
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Armpit

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Axillary

67
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Arm

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Bracheal

FS103 - Anatomy & Physiology (8 decks)

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