Body Regions Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
Q
Abdominal
A
trunk below diaphragm
2
Q
Appendicular
A
arms and legs
3
Q
Axial
A
head neck and trunk
4
Q
Thoracic
A
trunk above the diaphragm
5
Q
Auricular
A
ears
6
Q
Buccal
A
cheeks
7
Q
Cephalic
A
Head
8
Q
Cervical
A
the neck
9
Q
Cranial
A
upper part of head
10
Q
Mental
A
chin
11
Q
Nasal
A
nose
12
Q
Nuchal
A
Back of neck
13
Q
Orbital
A
eyes
14
Q
Oral
A
mouth
15
Q
Abdominal
A
stomach area
16
Q
Inguinal
A
groin meets thighs
17
Q
Interscapular
A
btwn scapular regions
18
Q
Lumbar
A
midline of the back
19
Q
Pectoral
A
breast
20
Q
Pubic
A
Area of the genitals
21
Q
Sacral
A
midline of back below lumbar
22
Q
Scapular
A
surrounds back scapula
23
Q
Sternal
A
sternum part of trunk
24
Q
Umbilical
A
naval
25
Vertebral
below interscapular above lumbar
26
Acromial
shoulder
27
Antebrachial
forearm
28
Axillary
armpit
29
Brachial
Upper arm
30
Carpal
Wrist
31
Cubital
front of elbow
32
Digital
Fingers/toes
33
Manual
hand
34
Palmar
palm
35
Pollex
thumb
36
Calcaneal
Heal
37
Coxal
Hip
38
Crural
lower leg
39
Femoral
thighs
40
Gluteal
Buttocks
41
Hallux
big toe
42
Patellar
bottom portion of knee
43
Pedal
foot
44
Plantar
sole of foot
45
Popliteal
back of knee
46
Tarsal
ankle
47
Anterior
towards the front
48
Posterior
toward the back
49
Superior
above/upper
50
Inferior
below/lower
51
Medial
toward the median plane
52
Lateral
away from the median plane
53
Proximal
closer to limb attachment
knee is proximal to foot
54
Distal
farther from attachment point
knee distal to hip
55
Ipsilateral
same side of body
56
Contralateral
opposite side of body
57
Superficial
closer to body surface
58
Deep
farther away from the body surface
59
Frontal
seperated into front/back
60
Sagittal
Left/right
61
Midsagittal
perfect split down the middle
62
Parasagital
para=next to not right down the middle
63
Transverse
horizontal cut