Terminology Flashcards
(37 cards)
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Dorsal
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Posterior/ back
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Ventral
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Belly side/ anterior
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Proximal
A
Towards the torso
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Distal
A
Away from the base
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Caudal
A
Tail
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Superior
A
Above (toward the head)
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Inferior
A
Below
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Frontal (coronal) plane
A
Separates anterior and posterior portions of the body
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Midsagital (median) plane
A
Passes through the midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves
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Parasagital plane
A
Parallel to midsagatal but doesn’t create two equal left and right halves
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Transverse (horizontal) plane
A
Separated superior and inferior portions of the body
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Axial
A
Head/neck/trunk
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Appendicular
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Limbs
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Orbital
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Eye
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Buccal
A
Cheek
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Oral
A
Mouth
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Cervical
A
Neck
18
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Acromial
A
Shoulder
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Thoracic
A
Chest
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Brachial
A
Arm
21
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Antecubitsl
A
Anterior side of the elbow
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Antebrachial
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Forearm
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Pollex
A
Thumb
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Umbilical
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Navel
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Abdominal
Abdomen
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Inguinal
Junction of trunk and thighs
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Pubic
Genital region
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Femoral
Thigh
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Popliteal
Posterior side of the knee
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Patellar
Anterior knee
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Peroneal (fibular)
Lateral side of the leg
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Calcaneal
Heel of the foot
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Plantar
Sole of the foot
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Hallux
Big toe
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Dorsal body cavity
Contains the cranial cavity which holds the brain and the spinal cavity which holds the spinal cord
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Ventral body cavity (thoracic)
Thoracic cavity which has two pleural cavity’s (lungs) and the mediastinum which has the pericardial cavity (heart). And the thymus, trachea, etc
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Ventral body cavity (abdominal)
Abdominalpelvjc cavity contains the abdominal cavity (stomach and intestines) and the pelvic cavity (bladder and reproductive organs)
