Body Regions Flashcards
(96 cards)
1
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cephalic
A
head
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frontal
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forehead
3
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otic
A
ear
4
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orbital
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eye
5
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nasal
A
nose
6
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buccal
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cheek
7
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mental
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chin
8
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oral
A
mouth
9
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acromial
A
point of shoulder
10
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sternal
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breastbone/sternum
11
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pectoral
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chest
12
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axillary
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armpit
13
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mammary
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breast
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brachial
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arm
15
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antecubital
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front of elbow
16
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umbilical
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navel, belly button
17
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abdominal
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abdomen
18
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inguinal
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groin
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antebrachial
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forearm
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coxal
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hip
21
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carpal
A
wrist
22
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palmar
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palm
23
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digital
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fingers, toes
24
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genital
A
reproductive organs
25
patellar
kneecap
26
crural
leg
27
tarsal
instep, ankle
28
pedal
foot
29
occipital
back of head
30
verebral
spinal column
31
dorsum
back
32
cubital
elbow
33
lumbar
lower back
34
sacral
between hips
35
gluteal
buttock
36
perineal
region between the anus and external genitalia
37
femoral
thigh
38
popliteal
back of knee
39
sural
calf
40
plantar
sole
41
superior
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
42
inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
43
anterior
front of the body
44
posterior
back of body
45
medial
toward the midline of the body
46
lateral
away from the midline of the body
47
bilateral
both sides
48
Ipsilateral
on the same side of the body
49
contralateral
on the opposite side of the body
50
proximal
Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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distal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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superficial
closer to the surface
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peripheral
away from the center
54
deep
away from the body serface, more internal
55
sagittal
a plane that divide the body into right and left portions
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transverse
divides the body into top and bottom
57
coronal
divides the body into slices from front to back
58
cross
transverse
59
oblique
indirect, slanted cut
60
right hypochondriac region
top right in abdominal region
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left hypochondriac region
top left in abdominal region
62
epigastric region
top middle in abdominal region
63
right lumbar region
middle right in abdominal region
64
left lumbar region
middle left in abdominal region
65
umbilical
middle in abdominal region
66
right iliac region
bottom right in abdominal region
67
left iliac region
bottom left in abdominal region
68
hypogastric region
bottom middle in abdominal region
69
parietal pleura
membrane that lines the walls of the thoracic cavity
70
visceral pleura
inner membrane lying close to the lung tissue
71
parietal pericardium
membrane lining the heart
72
visceral pericardium
membrane that covers the heart
73
parietal peritoneum
membrane on the abdominal cavity wall
74
visceral peritoneum
membrane on the surface of the organs of the abdominal cavity
75
ventral cavity
thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity
76
thoracic cavity
contains heart and lungs
77
left pleural cavity
contains left lung
78
right pleural cavity
contains right lung
79
mediastinum
space between the lungs
80
pericardial cavity
contains the heart
81
abdominopelvic cavity
abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
82
pelvic cavity
contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, rectum
83
abdominal cavity
contains the stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, and other organs
84
diaphragm
large, flat muscle at the bottom of the chest cavity that helps with breating
85
dorsal vacity
includes the cranial and vertebral cavities
86
cranial cavity
contains the brain
87
vertebral cavity
contains the spinal cord and vertebrae
88
oral cavity
contains the mouth, teeth, and tounge
89
nasal cavity
located within and posterior to the nose
90
orbital cavity
contains the eyes
91
middle ear cavities
containing ear and the middle ear bones
92
frontal sinuses
located in the front bone just above the eyebrows
93
sphenodial sinus
sinus located to the side of the ethmodial sinus
94
axial
head, neck, trunk
95
appendicular
upper and lower limbs
96
viscera
internal organs of the body
