Human body regions 1 Flashcards
(48 cards)
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Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
A
Abdominal
2
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Armpit
A
Axillary
3
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Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)
A
Brachial
4
Q
Cheek
A
Buccal
5
Q
Heel of the foot
A
Calcaneal
6
Q
Carpal
A
Wrist
7
Q
Head
A
Cephalic
8
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Neck
A
Cervical
9
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Hip
A
lliac
10
Q
Skull
A
Cranial
11
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Leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)
A
Crural
12
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Shoulder
A
Deltoid
13
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Back
A
Dorsal/ Dorsum
14
Q
Face
A
Facial
15
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Thigh
A
Femoral
16
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Lateral aspect of the leg
A
Fibular
17
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Forehead
A
Frontal
18
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Buttock
A
Gluteal
19
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Great toe
A
Hallux
20
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Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)
A
Inguinal
21
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The “small of the back” : the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis
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Lumbar
22
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Breast
A
Mammary
23
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Hand
A
Manual
24
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Chin
A
Mental
25
Nose
Nasal
26
Posterior aspect of the head
Occipital
27
Mouth
Oral
28
Eye
Orbital
29
Palm (anterior surface) of the hand
Palmer
30
Kneecap
Patellar
31
Chest, includes mammary region
Pectoral
32
Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bone
Pelvic
33
Diamond-shaped region between the thigh that contains the anus and external reproductive organs
Perineal
34
Foot
Pedal
35
Sole of foot
Plantar
36
Thumb
Pollex
37
Area posterior to the knee
Popliteal
38
Anterior region of the pelvis
Pubic
39
Lateral aspect (thumb side) of forearm
Radial
40
Posterior region between the hip bone
Sacral
41
Shoulder blade
Scapular
42
Anterior middle region of the thorax
Sternal
43
Proximal part of the foot and ankle
Tarsal
44
Part of the torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary and sternal regions
Thoracic
45
Medial aspect of leg
Tibial
46
Medial aspects (pinky side) of the forearm
Ulnar
47
Navel
Umbilical
48
Spinal column
Vertebral
