Chapter 1: Terminology of Body Flashcards by k g

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Anatomical position

A

person erect, face forward, limbs to side, palms forward.

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suspine

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lying face up

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prone

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lying face down

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Proximal

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towards connecting limb

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Distal

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towards end of limb

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Superior

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towards head - cephalic

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Inferior

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towards tailbone- caudal

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Anterior

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Ventral, front of body, toward belly

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Posterior (dorsal)

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back of body, toward back

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Superficial

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toward/on surface

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Deep

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away from surface, internal

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Lateral

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Side, away from midline of body

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Medial

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toward midline of body

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Central Region

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Head, Neck, Trunk

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Thorax

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Part of Trunk.
Chest cavity - heart/lungs

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Abdomen

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Part of Trunk.
Liver/stomach/ intestines

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Pelvis

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Part of Trunk.
bladder/reproductive

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Arm

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Limb - Upper
shoulder to elbow

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forearm

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limb- upper
elbow to wrist

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thigh

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limb-lower
hip to knee

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leg

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limb-lower
knee to ankle

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forehead

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frontal

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eye

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orbital

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nose

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nasal

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mouth

oral

neck

cervical

ear

otic

cheek

buccal

chin

mental

collarbone

clavicular

chest

pectoral

breastbone

sternal

breast

mammary

armpit

axillary

arm

brachial

front of elbow (inside)

antecubital

forearm

antebrachial

abdomen

abdominal

navel

umbilical

pelvis

pelvic

groin

inguinal

genital

pubic

wrist

carpel

palm

palmar

hand

manual

fingers

digital

hip

coxal

thigh

femoral

kneecap

patellar

leg (below knee)

cural

ankle

talus

top of foot

dorsum

toes

digital

foot

pedal

base of skull

occipital

back of neck

nuchal

skull

cranial

shoulder blade

scapular

point of shoulder (end)

acromial

spinal column

vertebral

lumbar (lower back)

loin

point of elbow (outside)

olecranon

back

dorsal

between hips (butt crack?)

sacral

back of hand

dorsum

buttock

gluteal

perineum

perineal

hollow behind knee

popliteal

calf

sural

sole of foot

plantar

heel

calcaneal