Regional terms Flashcards
1
Q
Forehead
A
Frons or frontal
2
Q
Eyes
A
Oculus or Orbital
3
Q
Skull
A
Cranium
4
Q
Ear
A
Auris (Otic)
5
Q
Nose
A
Nasus (Nasal)
6
Q
Mouth
A
Oris (Oral)
7
Q
Neck
A
Cervicis (Cervical)
8
Q
Face
A
Facies (facial)
9
Q
Chin
A
Mentis (Mental)
10
Q
Armpit
A
Axilla (Axillary)
11
Q
Arm
A
Brachium (Brachial)
12
Q
Front of elbow
A
Antecubitis (Antecubital)
13
Q
Wrist
A
Carpus (Carpal)
14
Q
Forearm
A
Antebrachium (Antebrachial)
15
Q
Thumb
A
Pollex
16
Q
Palm
A
Palma
17
Q
Fingers/Toes
A
Phalanges
18
Q
Kneecap
A
Patella
19
Q
Leg
A
Crus (crural)
20
Q
Ankle
A
Tarsus (Tarsal)
21
Q
Chest
A
Thorcis or thorax
22
Q
Breast
A
Mamma or mammary
23
Q
Abdomen
A
Abdomenial
24
Q
Belly Button
A
Umbilicus
25
Hip
Coxal
26
Pelvis
Pelvic
27
Groin
Inguen or inguinal
28
Penis
Pubic
29
Thigh
Femur
30
Foot
Pedal
31
Head
Cephalon (Cephalic)
32
Back
Dorsum
33
Back of Elbow
Olecranon
34
Lower back
Lumbus (Lumbar)
35
Butt crack
Sacrum (sacral)
36
Hand
Manus (Manual)
37
Buttock
Gluteus (Gluteal)
38
Calf
Sura (Sural)
39
Back of knee
Popliteus
40
Heel of foot
Calcaneus
41
Sole of foot
Planta
42
Great toe
Hallux
43
Leg
Crus (crural)
44
Thumb
Pollex
45
Pelvis
Pelvic
46
Superior
Towards the head
Used only from head to hips, not counting arms or legs
47
Inferior
Away from head
Used only from head to hips, not counting arms or legs
48
Proximal
Closer to the attachment part of the body
(only in arms and legs)
49
Distal
Further away from the attachment part of the body
(only in arms and legs)
50
Cephalic cranial
Towards the head
(used from head to hips)
51
Caudal
Away from head
(used from head to hips)
52
Anterior
FRONT of body
53
Ventral
FRONT of body
54
Posterior
BACK of body
55
Dorsal
BACK of body
56
Medial
Closer to the mid line
57
Lateral
further away from the middle of the body (mid line)
58
Superficial
Closer to the surface of the body (like close to the skin)
Towards the surface of a part, away from the insides
59
Deep
deeper into the skin of the body
closer to the insides of the body
60
Shoulder
Acromial
61
vertebrae
vertebral (33 bones that make up the spine)
62
intermediate
between
63
the very middle of your chest
sternal
64
bones of the toes
metatarsal
65
Section between the wrist and fingers
metacarpal
66
It's a common site for tears during childbirth
perineal
67
calf bone
fibular
68
shoulder blade
scapular
69
midsagittal
divide the right and left sides of the brain into two equal parts
