Chatper 1 Anatomical Regions and Directional Terms Flashcards
(73 cards)
1
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Head
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Cephalic
2
Q
Skull
A
Cranial
3
Q
Face
A
Facial
4
Q
Neck
A
Cervical
5
Q
Armpit
A
Axillary
6
Q
Arm
A
Brachial
7
Q
Front of Elbow
A
Antecubital
8
Q
Forearm
A
Antebrachial
9
Q
Wrist
A
Carpal
10
Q
Palm
A
Palmar or Volar
11
Q
Fingers
A
Digital or phalangeal
12
Q
Thigh
A
Femoral
13
Q
Anterior Surface of the Knee
A
Patellar
14
Q
Foot
A
Pedal
15
Q
Ankle
A
Tarsal
16
Q
Toes
A
Digital or Phalangeal
17
Q
Great Toe
A
Hallux
18
Q
Top of Foot
A
Dorsum
19
Q
Pubis
A
Pubic
20
Q
Hand
A
Manual
21
Q
Thumb
A
Pollex
22
Q
Groin
A
Inguinal
23
Q
Hip
A
Coxal
24
Q
Navel (Belly button area)
A
Umbilical
25
Pelvis
Pelvic
26
Abdomen
Abdominal
27
Breast
Mammary
28
Breastbone
Sternal
29
Chin
Mental
30
Mouth
Oral
31
Nose
Nasal
32
Cheek
Buccal
33
Ear
Otic
34
Eye
Orbital or Ocular
35
Temple
Temporal
36
Forehead
Frontal
37
Chest
Thoracic
38
Base of skull
Occipital
39
Shoulder Blade
Scapular
40
Spinal Column
Vertebral
41
Back of Elbow
Olencranal or cubital
42
Between Hips
Sacral
43
Back
Dorsal
44
Loin
Lumbar
45
Buttock
Gluteal
46
Region of anus and external genitals
Perineal
47
Back of Hand
Dorsum
48
Hollow behind knee
Popliteal
49
Calf
Sural
50
Sole
Plantar
51
Heel
Calcaneal
52
Toward the head, or the upper part of a structure
Superior (cephalic or cranial)
53
Away from the head, or the lower part of a structure
Inferior (caudal)
54
Nearer to or at the front of the body
Anterior (ventral)
55
Nearer to or at the back of the body
Posterior (Dorsal)
56
Nearer to the midline
Medial
57
Farther from the midline
Lateral
58
Between two structures
Intermediate
59
On the same side of the body as another structure
Ipsilateral
60
On the opposite side of the body from another structures
contralateral
61
Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the truck; nearer to the origination of a structure
Proximal
62
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure
Distal
63
Toward or on the surface of the body
Superficial
64
Away from the surface of the body
Deep
65
Imaginary line that divides the body into equal right and left sides
Midline
66
Vertical Plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides
Saggital Plane
67
A vertical (saggital) plane that divides the body or an organ into equal right and left sides
Midsaggital plane or median plane
68
A vertical (sagittal) plane that does not pass through the midline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides
Parasagittal Plane
69
This type of plane divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions
Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane
70
This type of plane divides the body or an organ into superior and inferior portions
Transverse (horizontal or cross sectional)
71
These three planes are all at right angles to each other
Frontal, saggital, transverse
72
A plane that passes through the body or an organ at any angle other than a 90-degree angle
Oblique Plane
73
A cut of the body or one of its organs made along one of the planes
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