Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
Q
body erect, feet slightly apart, pointed forward, arms hanging at sides with palms up
A
anatomical positon
2
Q
head, neck, and trunk
A
axial region
3
Q
limbs (appendages/extremities)
A
appendicular region
4
Q
located below the ribs and above the hips
A
abdominal
5
Q
point of the shoulder
A
acromial
6
Q
forearm
A
antebrachial
7
Q
anterior surface of the elbow
A
antecubital
8
Q
armpit
A
axillary
9
Q
arm (upper portion of the upper limb)
A
brachial
10
Q
cheek
A
bucal
11
Q
heel of the foot
A
calcaneal
12
Q
wrist
A
carpal
13
Q
head
A
cephalic
14
Q
neck
A
cervical
15
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hip
A
coxal
16
Q
leg
A
crural
17
Q
fingers or toes
A
digital
18
Q
thigh
A
femoral
19
Q
side of the leg
A
fibular (peroneal)
20
Q
forehead
A
frontal
21
Q
buttocks
A
gluteal
22
Q
great toe
A
hallux
23
Q
groin
A
ingiunal
24
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lower back
A
lumbar
25
breast
mammary
26
hand
manus
27
nose
nasal
28
back of the head
occipital
29
back of the elbow
olecranal
30
mouth
oral
31
bony eye socket
orbital
32
ear
octic
33
palm of the hand
palmar
34
kneecap
patellar
35
foot
pedal
36
pelvis
pelvic
37
between the anus and the external genitalia
perineal
38
sole of the foot
plantar
39
thumb
pollex
40
back of the knee
popliteal
41
genital
pubic
42
posterior region between the hip bones
sacral
43
shoulder blade
scapular
44
breastbone
sternal
45
calf
sural
46
ankle
tarsal
47
chest
thoracic
48
naval
umbilical
49
spine
vertebral
50
above
superior
51
below
inferior
52
front
anterior
53
back
posterior
54
toward the midline
medial
55
away from the median plane
lateral
56
toward the head
cephalad / cranial
57
toward the tail
caudal
58
belly side
ventral
59
backside
dorsal
60
nearer the trunk or attached end
proximal
61
farther from the trunk or point of attachment
distal
62
toward or at the body surface
superficial (external)
63
away from the body surface
deep (internal)
64
the study of body structures visible to the naked eye
gross anatomy
65
divides the body into left and right halves
median (midsagittal) plane
66
divides body into anterior and posterior
frontal (coronal) plane
67
divides the body into inferior and superior halves
transverse plan
68
is subdivided into the cranial cavity and the vertebral (spinal) cavity
dorsal cavity
69
lies within the rigid skill and encases the brain
cranial cavity
70
runs through the the bony vertebrae columns to enclose the delicate spinal cord
vertebral cavity
71
is subdivided into the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity
ventral cavity
72
superior part of the ventral cavity, separated by the diaphragm, contains the heart and lungs that are protected by the rib cage
thoracic cavity
73
thoracic cavity contains the
heart and lungs
74
inferior part of the ventral cavity, containing the abdominal cavity which houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs; also contains the pelvic cavity which is enclosed by the pelvis and contains the reproductive organs, bladder and rectum
abdominopelvic cavity
75
the abdominal cavity houses the
stomach, intestines, liver, other organs
76
the pelvic cavity houses the
pelvis, reproductive organs, bladdar and rectum
77
the cranial cavity contains the
skull and brain
78
vertebral cavity contains the
spinal cord
79
serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs is the
peritoneum
80
the serosa enclosing the lungs is the
pleura
81
the serosa around the heart is the
pericardium
82
there are ___ quadrants in the abdominoplevic cavity
4
83
there are ___ regions in the abdominopelvic cavity
9
84
cavity that contains the tongue and teeth
oral cavity
85
cavity that located within and posterior to the nose
nasal cavity
86
cavity that is in the skull that houses the eyes and present them in an anterior position
orbital cavity
87
cavity that lies medial to the eardrum and is carved into the skull
middle ear cavity
88
cavity that are joint cavities and are enclosed with fibrous capsules that surround the freely movable joints of the body
synovial cavity
