Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards
(36 cards)
1
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the thigh
A
Femoral
2
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the side of the leg
A
Fibular
3
Q
the groin
A
Inguinal
4
Q
the breast
A
Mammary
5
Q
the hand
A
Manus
6
Q
the nose
A
Nasal
7
Q
the mouth
A
Oral
8
Q
the bony eye socket (orbit)
A
Orbital
9
Q
the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
A
Abdominal
10
Q
the anterior surface of the elbow
A
Antecubital
11
Q
the armpit
A
Axillary
12
Q
the arm
A
Brachial
13
Q
the cheek
A
Buccal
14
Q
the anterior knee (kneecap) region
A
Patellar
15
Q
the pelvis region
A
Pelvic
16
Q
the genital region
A
Pubic
17
Q
the region of the breastbone
A
Sternal
18
Q
the ankle
A
Tarsal
19
Q
the chest
A
Thoracic
20
Q
the navel
A
Umbilical
21
Q
the wrist
A
Carpal
22
Q
the neck region
A
Cervical
23
Q
the hip
A
Coxal
24
Q
the roundness of the shoulder caused by the underlying deltoid muscle
A
Deltoid
25
the fingers or toes
Digital
26
the head
Cephalic
27
the buttocks or rump
Gluteal
28
the area of the back between the ribs and the hips; the loin
Lumbar
29
the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
Occipital
30
the back of the knee
Popliteal
31
the area between the hips
Sacral
32
the scapula or shoulder blade area
Scapular
33
the calf or posterior of the leg
Sural
34
the area of the spinal cloumn
Vertebral
35
the front of the body
Anterior
36
the back of the body
Posterior
