body regions Flashcards
(74 cards)
1
Q
head and skull
A
cranial/cephalic region
2
Q
forehead
A
frontal region
3
Q
eyes
A
orbital/ocular region
4
Q
cheeks
A
buccal region
5
Q
ears
A
auricle/otic region
6
Q
nose
A
nasal region
6
Q
mouth
A
oral region
7
Q
chin
A
mental region
8
Q
neck
A
cervical region
9
Q
chest
A
thoracic region
10
Q
breast
A
mammary region
11
Q
muscles of the chest
A
pectoral region
12
Q
sternum
A
sternal region
13
Q
stomach area
A
abdominal region
14
Q
naval/center of the abdomen
A
umbilicus
15
Q
hip area
A
coxal region
16
Q
area above the genitals
A
pelvic region
17
Q
groin region between legs and genitals
A
inguinal region
18
Q
surronding the genitals
A
pubic region
19
Q
thighs
A
femoral region
20
Q
knee
A
patellar region
21
Q
shin area of the leg
A
crural region
22
Q
ankle
A
tarsal region
23
Q
foot
A
pedal region
24
toes
digital/phalangeal region
25
great toe
hallux
26
armpit
axillary region
27
upper arm
brachial region
28
front of the elbow
antecubital region
29
forearm
ante brachial region
30
wrist
carpal region
31
palm
palmar region
32
fingers
digital/phalangeal region
33
thumb
pollex
34
trunk of the body contains...
superior to inferior:
thoracic-pubic
35
pelvic and legs contains...
superior to inferior:
inguinal-hallux
36
regions of the upper limbs contains...
superior to inferior:
axillary-pollex
37
lower back (posterior)
lumbar region
38
end of spine, directly above buttocks (posterior)
sacral region
39
head area (posterior)
cephalic region
40
shoulder bones (posterior)
acromial region
41
upper part of the back and chest (posterior)
thoracic region
42
buttocks
gluteal region
43
calf
sural region
44
heel
calcaneal region
45
sole of the foot
plantar region
46
thigh area
femoral region
47
back of the knee
popliteal region
48
4 quadrants
right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant
49
top row of 9 regions
right hypochondriac region
epigastric region
left hypochondriac region
50
second row of 9 regions
right lumbar region
umbilical region
left lumbar region
51
bottom row of 9 regions
right inguinal region
hypogastric region
left inguinal region
52
sagittal plane
divides body into left and right
53
transverse plane
divides body into superior and inferior
54
oblique planes
divides body at angles
55
coronal/frontal plane
divides body into anterior and posterior
56
anterior
in front
57
posterior
further back
58
superior
further above/towards head
59
inferior
low in position/away from head
60
medial
near middle of body
61
lateral
situated on one side or the other of the body
62
proximal
near the center of the body
63
distal
away from center of the body
64
dorsal
backside
65
ventral
abdominal (front)
66
cranial
relating to skull/cranium
67
body organ systems
cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic, immune, muscular, nervous, reproductive, respiratory, skeletal, urinary
68
upper limb
upper extremity
69
lower limb
lower extremity
70
cheekbone
zygomatic
71
area between anus and vulva
perineal
72
backbone/spine
vertebral
73
shoulder blade
scapular
