chapter 1 Flashcards
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inferior
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below
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superior
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above
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ventral/anterior
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front of the body/front
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dorsal/posterior
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backside of the body/behind
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medial
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towards the middle/central line of the body
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lateral
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towards the sides of the body
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proximal
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closer to point of attachment/closer to trunk of the body
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distal
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farther from point of attachment/farther from trunk of the body
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superficial
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toward/close to the body surface
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deep
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away from the body surface
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sagitual
A
a body plane: perpendicular through the body
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coronal
A
a body plane: parallel through the body
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transverse
A
a body plane: hola hoop down the body
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face
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facial
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skull
A
cranial
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forehead
A
frontal
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eye socket
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orbital
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nose
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nassal
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cheeks
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buccal
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mouth
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oral
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chin
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mental
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neck area
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cervical
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head area
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cephalic
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chest area
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thoracic
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breast
mammary
26
chest bone
sternal
27
armpit area
axillary
28
belly area
abdominal
29
belly button
umbilical
30
private area includes:
pelvic, inguinal (groin), and pubic (genitals)
31
ear
otic
32
hip
coxal
33
thigh
femoral
34
kneecap
patellar
35
knee pit
popliteal
36
shin
crural
37
calf
sural
38
calf area
fibular
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ankle
tarsal
40
heel
calcaneal
41
bottom of feet
plantar
42
fingers & toes
digitals
43
shoulder
acromial
44
upper arm area includes:
deltoid & the brachial
45
elbow pit
antecubital
46
elbow
olecranal
47
forearm
antebrachial
48
wrist
carpal
49
back of head
occipital
50
shoulder blades
scapular
51
spine bone
vertebral
52
butt
gluteal
53
tailbone
coxsix
54
top of butt
sacral
55
lower back
lumbar
56
cardiovascular system includes:
the blood vessels and the heart
57
respiratory system includes:
the nasal cavity, the lungs, and the trachea
58
nervous system includes:
the brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves
59
urinary system includes:
the kidneys and the bladder
60
digestive system includes:
the stomach, large and small intestines, the esophagus, and the oral cavity
61
female reproductive system includes:
ovaries and the uterus
62
standard position
anatomical position: standing up facing forwards, and palms forward with thumbs away from the body
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the hand
manus
64
cephalad
toward the head
65
caudad
toward the tail
66
what rids the body of nitrogen containing waste?
urinary system
67
what protects organs from drying out and mechanical damage
the skin and the skeletal system
68
what protects the body; destroys batería and tumor cells?
lymphatic/immune system
69
what controls the body with chemicals called hormones?
endocrine system
70
umbilical region
centermost region which includes the belly button
71
epigastric region
superior to the umbilical region, overlies most of the stomach
72
hypogastric region
inferior to the umbilical region, encompasses the pelvic & pubic area
73
iliac region
lateral to the hypogastric region, overlying the superior parts of the hip bones
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lumbar region
lateral to the umbilical region (belly button)
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hypochondriac region
overlying the lower ribs, lateral to the epigastric region
