Body Orientation Flashcards
(67 cards)
1
Q
forehead
A
frontal
2
Q
neck
A
cervical
3
Q
eyes
A
orbital
4
Q
nose
A
nasal
5
Q
mouth
A
oral
6
Q
chin
A
mental
7
Q
cheek
A
buccal
8
Q
tip of shoulder
A
acromial
9
Q
sternum
A
sternal
10
Q
armpit
A
axiillary
11
Q
upper arm
A
brachail
12
Q
elbow bend
A
antecubital
13
Q
lower arm
A
antebrachial
14
Q
hip
A
coxal
15
Q
palm
A
palmar
16
Q
thumb
A
pollex
17
Q
fingers/toes
A
digits/digital
18
Q
nipple
A
mammary
19
Q
pelvis
A
pelvic
20
Q
groin
A
inguinal
21
Q
penis/vagina
A
pubic
22
Q
thigh
A
femoral
23
Q
knee
A
patellar
24
Q
lateral side of lower leg
A
fibular/peroneal
25
front medial side of lower leg
cural
26
ankle
tarsal
27
top of foot
metaltarsal
28
big toe
hallux
29
back of the head
occiptal
30
ear
otic
31
scapula
scapular
32
spine
vertebral
33
lower back
lumbar
34
butt
gluteal
35
back of hand
metacarpal
36
back between the but (V shape)
sacral
37
between anus and external genitalia
perineal
38
back of knee
popliteal
39
elbow
olecronal
40
calf
sural
41
underfoot
plantar
42
heel
calcaneal
43
abdominopelvic quadrants
right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
44
first row of the nine regions
right hypochodriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region
45
second row of the nine regions
right lateral(lumbar) region, umbilical region, left lateral(lumbar) region
46
third row of the nine regions
right ingunal(illiac) region, pubic(hypogastric) region, leflt inguinal(illiac) region
47
organs found in the right hypochodriac region
liver, gallblader
48
organs found in the epigastric region
stomach
49
organs found in the left hypochodriac region
spleen, small part of stomach
50
organs found in the right lumbar/lateral region
ascending colon (large intestine)
51
organs found in the umbilical region
transverse colon, small intestine
52
organs found in the left lumbar/lateral region
descending colon
53
organs found in the right illiac/inguinal region
cecum, appendix
54
organs found in the pubic/hypogastric region
urinary bladder
55
organs found in the left illiac/inguinal region
initial part of sigmoid colon
56
superior
toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body; above
57
inferior
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
58
anterior
toward or the front of the body; in front of
59
posterior
toward or at the back of the body; behind
60
medial
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
61
lateral
away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
62
intermediate
between a more medial and a more lateral structure (ie: x is lateral to y and medial to z)
63
proxmial
closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
64
distal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
65
superfical/external
toward or at the body surface
66
deep/internal
away from the body surface; more internal
67
viscera
an organ in a body cavity
