Quiz 1 - Surface Anatomy Flashcards by Jessica Maskell

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Abdominal

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Anterior body trunk region which is inferior to the ribs

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Acromial

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Point of the shoulder

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Antecubital

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Anterior surface of the elbow

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck region

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Coxal

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Hip

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Crural

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Leg

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Digital

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Fingers or toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Fibular (peroneal)

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Side of the leg

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Hallux

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Great (big) toe

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Inguinal

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Groin area

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Mammary

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Breast region

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Manus

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Hand

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Mental

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Chin

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Nasal

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Nose

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Oral

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Mouth

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Orbital

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Bony eye socket

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Palmar

Palm of the hand

Patellar

Anterior knee (kneecap) region

Pedal

Foot

Pelvic

Pelvis region

Pollex

Thumb

Pubic

Genital region

Sternal

Region of the breastbone

Tarsal

Ankle

Thoracic

Chest

Umbilical

Navel

Calcaneal

Heel of the foot

Dorsum

Back

Gluteal

Butt

Lumbar

Area of the back between the ribs and the hips

Occipital

Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

Olecranal

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Otic

Ear

Perineal

Region between the anus and external genitalia

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Popliteal

Back of the knee

Sacral

Region between the hips

Scapular

Scapula or shoulder blade area

Sural

Calf or posterior surface of the leg

Vertebral

Area of the spinal column

Superior

Above

Inferior

Below

Axial

Relating to the head, neck, trunk (axis of the body)

Appendicular

Relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis

Anterior

Front

Posterior

Back

Medial

Toward the midline

Lateral

away from the midline

Cephalad

Toward the head

Caudal

Toward the tail

Ventral

Belly side

Dorsal

Back side

Proximal

Nearer the trunk or attached end

Distal

Farther from the trunk or point of attachment

Superficial

External (toward the body surface)

Deep

Internal (away from the body surface)