Regional Names Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
Groin
A
Inguinal
2
Q
Top of the foot
A
Dorsum
3
Q
Stomach, belly, tummy
A
Abdominal
4
Q
The whole lower leg
A
Crural
5
Q
Ear
A
Ottic/aurical
6
Q
Ankle
A
Tarsal
7
Q
Cheek
A
Buccal
8
Q
Back of the lower leg
A
Sural
9
Q
Eyes
A
Ocular/optic/orbital
10
Q
Between the hip bones
A
Pelvic
11
Q
Sternum
A
Sternal
12
Q
Mouth
A
Oral
13
Q
Upper arm
A
Brachial
14
Q
Genital
A
Pubic
15
Q
Behind the knee
A
Popliteal
16
Q
Palm
A
Palmar
17
Q
Knee cap
A
Patellar
18
Q
Heel
A
Calcaneal
19
Q
Lower back
A
Lumbar
20
Q
Brain
A
Cranial
21
Q
Forearm
A
Antebrachial
22
Q
Upper jaw
A
Maxillary
23
Q
Hand
A
Manus
24
Q
Hip
A
Coxal
25
Rip cage
Thoracic
26
Neck
Cervical
27
Back of the hand
Dorsum
28
Toes
Digital
29
Buttocks
Gluteal
30
Back of elbow
Olecranal
31
Chest
Pectoral
32
Forhead
Frontal
33
Sole, bottom of the foot
Plantar surface
34
Tailbone
Coccygeal
35
Breast
Mammary
36
Back if the cranium, above where the head meets the neck
Occipital
37
Fingers
Digital
38
Shoulder
Acromial
39
Upper leg
Femoral
40
Front of elbow
Antecubital
41
Wrist
Carpal
42
Chin
Mental
43
Where the spine meets the hips
Sacral
44
Nose
Nasal
45
Foot
Pes
46
Arm pit
Axillary
47
Sagittal
Separates left and right
48
Frontal/coronal
Separates back and front
49
Transverse/horazontal
Top and bottom
50
Oblique
Diagonal plane
51
Supine
Face up
52
Prone
Face down
53
Cranial/ superior reference
Closer to head
54
Caudal/inferior reference
Toward the coccyx
55
Anterior/ ventral reference
Front or towards the front
56
Posterior/ dorsal reference
Back or towards the back
57
Proximal reference
Closer to an attachment point
58
Distal reference
Further away from attachment point
59
Deep reference
Further away from surface of skin
60
Superficial reference
Nearer to surface of body
61
Medial reference
Towards the midline
62
Lateral reference
Away from midline
