Unit 16 Flashcards
(55 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
neck
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
otic
A
ear
24
Q
palmar
A
palm
25
patellar
knee
26
pectoral
front of 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 part towards the midline of the body
35
adduction
moving a part away from the midline of the body
36
depression
lowering a part
37
elevation
raising a part
38
plantar flexion
ankle movement putting foot downward
39
dorsiflexion
ankle movement bringing foot up
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 towards the midline
44
extension
straightening of a joint or increasing the angle between two bones
45
flexion
bending a joint or decreasing the angle between two bones
46
hypertension
excessive extension of a joint beyond anatomical position
47
pronation
turning the arm downward
48
supination
turning the arm upward
49
protraction
moving a part forward
50
retraction
moving a part backward
51
circumduction
circular motion at the hip or shoulder
52
rotation
turning on a single axis
53
sagittal/ midsagittal plane
plane dividing the right and left
54
frontal/ coronal plane
plane dividing the front and back
55
transverse/ horizontal plane
plane dividing the top and bottom
