Basic Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
(80 cards)
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Describe the anatomical position
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Standing upright and facing forward. Arms at sides with palms faced forward. Feet flat on floor and facing forward, legs together.
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Cranial
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Skull
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Facial
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Face
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Cervical
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neck
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Axillary
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armpit
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brachial
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arm
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antecubital
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front of elbow
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antebrachial
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forearm
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carpal
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wrist
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palmar/volar
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palm
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digital/phalangeal
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fingers or toes
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femoral
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thigh
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patellar
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front of knee
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crural
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leg
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pedal
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foot
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tarsal
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ankle
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frontal
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forehead
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temporal
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temple
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orbital/occular
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eye
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otic
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ear
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buccal
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cheek
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nasal
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nose
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oral
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mouth
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mental
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chin
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sternal
breatbone
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thoracic
chest
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mammary
breast
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abdominal
abdomen
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umbilical
navel
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coxal
hip
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inguinal
groin
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pelvic
pelvis
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pollex
thumb
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manual
hand
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pubic
pubis
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dorsum
top of foot/back of hand
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hallux
great toe
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occipital
base of skull
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scapular
shoulder blade
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vertebral
spinal column
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olecranal/cubital
back of elbow
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sacral
between hips
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gluteal
buttock
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perineal
between anus and genitals
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dorsal
back
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lumbar
loin
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popliteal
back of knee
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sural
calf
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plantar
sole
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calcaneal
heel
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proximal
on limb closer to thoracic joint
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distal
on limb further from thoracic joint
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medial
closer to central line of body
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lateral
further from central line of body
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superior
closer to head on trunk
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inferior
closer to hips on trunk
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anterior
closer to front of anatomical position
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posterior
closer to back of anatomical position
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ventral
front of person
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dorsal
back of person
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cranial/cephalic
superior
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caudal
inferior
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intermediate
between lateral and medial
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superficial
closer to skin
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deep
closer to bone/deeper in body
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Ipsilateral
same side of body
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contralateral
opposite side of body
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parasagittal plane
a plane parallel to the midsagittal plane
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frontal/coronal plane
Cuts person in half along Y plane, so separates anterior vs posterior.
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transverse plane
Cuts person in half along x plane, so separates head from feet.
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midsagittal
cuts person in half along z plane, so separates left from right.
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oblique
diagonal plane along the body
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cranial cavity
formed by cranial bones and contains skull
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vertebral canal
formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and beginnings of spinal nerves.
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thoracic cavity
chest cavity, which contains pleural and pericardial cavities and the mediastinum.
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Pleural cavity
a potential space between layers of the pleura that surrounds the lung.
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pericardial cavity
a potential space between layers of the pericardium that surrounds the heart.
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mediastinum
central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs; extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm. Contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels.
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abdominal cavity
contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of the large intestine. The serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum.
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pelvic cavity
contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal reproductive organs.
