Chapter 1-terminology Flashcards
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forehead
A
Frons
2
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nose
A
nasus
3
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eye
A
oculus
4
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ear
A
auris
5
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cheek
A
bucca
6
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neck
A
cervicis (cervical)
7
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chest
A
thoracic (thorax)
8
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breast
A
mamma
9
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abdominal
A
abdomen
10
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naval
A
umbilicus
11
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pelvis
A
pelvic
12
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hand
A
manus
13
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groin
A
inguen
14
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pubic
A
pubis
15
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thigh
A
femur
16
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foot
A
pes (pedal)
17
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great toe
A
Hallux
18
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toes
A
digits
19
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ankle
A
tarsus
20
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leg
A
crus
21
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kneecap
A
patella
22
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fingers
A
digits
23
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thumb
A
pollex
24
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palm
A
palma
25
wrist
carpus (carpal)
26
forearm
antebrachium
27
front of the elbow
antecubitis
28
arm
brachium
29
armpit
axilla (axillary)
30
chin
mentis
31
mouth
oris
32
head
cephalon
33
skull
cranium
34
face
Facies
35
sole of the foot
planta
36
heel of the foot
calcaneus
37
calf
sura
38
back of the knee
Popliteus
39
buttock
gluteus
40
lumbar/loin
lumbus
41
back of the elbow
olecranon
42
back
dorsum
43
acromial
shoulder
44
describe anatomical position
the person stands with the legs together and feet flat on the floor. the hands are at the sides and the palms face forward
45
lying supine means the person is....
lying on their back (lying face up)
46
lying prone means the person is....
lying on their belly (lying face down)
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away from the midline means....
lateral
48
towards the midline
medial
49
away from the attached baSe
distal
50
towards an the attached base
proximal
51
towards the head
cranial or cephalic
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towards the tail
Caudal
53
the back;behind
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posterior
dorsal (when referring to the human body)
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the front; before
anterior
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the belly side (equivalent to anterior when referring to the human body)
ventral
56
at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
superficial
57
toward the interior of the body; farther from the surface
deep
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the ventral body cavity (coelom) contains the organs of which systems?
respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, urinary, and reproductive
59
what cavity is located in the mediastinum?
pericardial cavity
