Intro to Regional Flashcards
Describe the Anatomical Position
• Body erect • Feet slightly apart • Palms facing forward • Thumbs point away from body
Closer to and farther from the origin of the body
Proximal and distal
Toward and away from the body surface
Superficial and deep
Toward the head
Cephalad
Away from the head
Caudal
Axial
Head,neck, and trunk
Appendicular
– appendages or limbs
Calf anatomical term
Sural
Heel anatomical term
Calcaneal
Great toe anatomical term
Hallux
Thumb anatomical term
Pollex
Hip anatomical term
Coxal
Legs anatomical term
Crural
Divides body to front and back section
Coronal
Divides body to left and right section
Sagittal
Divides body to EQUAL and LEFT and right section
MidSagittal
Axial Transverse
Divide body into upper and lower parts
Cuts made diagonally
Oblique section
Mid abdominal section
Epigastric Umbilical Hypogastric
Left and right lateral abdominal section
Hypochondriac Lumbar Iliac
Liver is in (Quadrant)
RUQ
Stomach is in (Quadrant)
LUQ
Ascending colon is in
RUQ
Which nerve supplies adductor muscles?
Obturator nerve





