med term final Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
acromial
A
point of the shoulder
2
Q
antebrachial
A
forearm
3
Q
antecubital
A
front of elbow
4
Q
axillary
A
armpit
5
Q
brachial
A
arm
6
Q
buccal
A
cheek
7
Q
carpal
A
wrist
8
Q
cephalic
A
head
9
Q
cervical
A
head
10
Q
coxal
A
hip
11
Q
cranial
A
skull
12
Q
crural
A
shin
13
Q
cubital
A
elbow
14
Q
digital
A
finger
15
Q
femoral
A
thigh
16
Q
genital
A
external reproductive organs
17
Q
gluteal
A
buttocks
18
Q
inguinal
A
groin
19
Q
mental
A
chin
20
Q
nasal
A
nose
21
Q
occipital
A
posterior of the head
22
Q
orbital
A
eye cavity
23
Q
octic
A
ear
24
Q
palmar
A
palm
25
patellar
knee
26
pectoral
front of the chest
27
perineal
between the thighs, the anus, and the external reproductive organs
28
plantar
sole of the foot
29
popliteal
back of the knee
30
sternal
anterior of rib cage
31
sural
calf of the leg
32
tarsal
ankle
33
thoracic
chest
34
abduction
moving a body part away from the midline of the body
35
adduction
moving a body part toward the midline of the body
36
depression
lowering a part
37
elevation
raising a part
38
plantar flexion
ankle movement pointing the foot downward
39
dorsiflexion
ankle movement bringing the foot toward the shin
40
eversion
turning the sole of the foot outward
41
inversion
turning the sole of the foot inward
42
external rotation
rotation of the hip or shoulder away from the midline
43
internal rotation
rotation of the hip or shoulder toward the midline
44
extension
straightening of a joint or increasing the angle between two bones
45
flexion
bending of a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones
46
hyperextension
excessive extension of the parts of a joint beyond anatomical position
47
pronation
turning arm downward (palm down)
48
supination
turning the arm up (palm up)
49
protraction
moving a part forward
50
retraction
moving a part backward
51
circumduction
tri-planar circular motion at the hip or shoulder
52
rotation
turning on a single axis
53
sagittal plane
divided body into two parts left and right
54
midsaggital plane
divides body into equal parts right and left
55
frontal (coronal) plane
divides body into front and back sections
56
transverse (horizontal) plane
divides body into upper and lower sections
57
lateral
away from the midline
58
medial
towards the midline
59
posterior
towards the back
60
anterior
towards the front
61
superior
towards the top
62
inferior
towards the bottom
