Anatomical Terms Flashcards
(67 cards)
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Anterior
A
Front of the body
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Posterior
A
Back of the body
3
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Dorsal
A
Back of the body
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Ventral
A
Front of the body
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Superior
A
Top half of the body from pelvis up
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Inferior
A
Lower half of the body from pelvis down
7
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Abdominal
A
Anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs
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Acromial
A
Point of the shoulder
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Antebrachial
A
Forearm
10
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Antecubital
A
anterior surface of elbow
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Axillary
A
armpit
12
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Brachial
A
Arm
13
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Buccal
A
Cheek Area
14
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Carpal
A
wrist
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Cervical
A
neck region
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Coxal
A
hip
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Crural
A
anterior of the leg
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Deltoid
A
curve of the shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
19
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Digital
A
Fingers or Toes
20
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Femoral
A
Thigh
21
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Fibular
A
lateral part of the leg
22
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Frontal
A
forehead
23
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inguinal
A
area where thigh meets body trunk (groin)
24
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mental
A
chin
25
nasal
nose area
26
oral
mouth
27
orbital
eye area
28
patellar
anterior knee
29
pelvic
Area overlaying the pelvis anteriorly
30
public
genital region
31
sternal
breastbone
32
tarsal
ankle region
33
thoracic
chest
34
umbilical
navel
35
calcaneal
heel of foot
36
cephalic
head
37
femoral
thigh
38
gluteal
buttocks
39
lumbar
area of back between ribs and hips (loin)
40
occipital
posterior surface of head or the base of the skull (back of the head)
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olecranal
posterior surface of the elbow
42
popliteal
posterior knee area
43
sacral
shoulder blade region
44
sural
the posterior surface of the leg (calf)
45
vertebral
area of the spinal column
46
plantar
sole of the foot
47
medial
toward the mid line of the body (middle of the body)
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lateral
toward the outside of the body (the outer side)
49
Proximal
closer to the centre (proximity)
50
Distal
farther away from the centre
51
Superficial
Closer to the skin
52
deep
further into the body
53
Name the two types of body cavities
Dorsal and Ventral
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Name the two different Dorsal Cavities and what they house
Cranial (houses the brain) and Spinal (houses the spinal cord)
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Name the two different Ventral Cavities, what they house, and what they are separated by
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
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Back of the body
Posterior or Dorsal
57
Front of the body
Anterior or Ventral
58
Mental
Chin
59
Forearm
Antebrachial
60
Point of the shoulder
Acromial
61
Anterior of the body truck inferior to the ribs
Abdominal
62
Hips
Coxal
63
Anterior surface of the elbow
Antecubital
64
Lower half of the body
Inferior
65
Upper half of the body
Superior
66
Armpit
Axillary
67
Arm
Bracheal
