1.1.1 - Anatomical Terminology: Regions of the Body

Question 1

Abdominal

Answer 1

Between chest and pelvis - Abdominal = Abdomen = Belly

Question 2

Antebrachial

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Forearm - Brach is forearm, Cub is elbow

Question 3

Antecubital

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Front of elbow - Cub is elbow, Brach is forearm

Question 4

Auricular

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Ear - Aural = hearing!

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Axillary

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Armpit - Axillary border on scapula = the lateral / away-from-midline border near the armpit

Question 6

Brachial

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Arm - Brach sounds like branch like a tree. Arms are the branches of the body (fingers are sticks, legs are trunks)

Question 7

Buccal

Answer 7

Cheek - Frogs breathe with their buccal cavity which is in their cheeks

Question 8

Carpal

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Wrist - Carpals are the wrist bones

Question 9

Cervical

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Neck - The 7 cervical vertebrae are in the neck

Question 10

Coxal

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Hip - Os Coxae = Hip bone

Question 11

Crural

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Leg - Starts with C like Calcaneal (heel bone) does, so is in that area

Question 12

Calcaneal

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Heel - Calcaneus = Heel bone

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Cephalic

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Head - We store thoughts of phalluses in our heads

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Digital

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Finger/Toe - Fingers and toes are the digits

Question 15

Deltoid

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Shoulder - Deltoid tuberosity on humerus = roughened elevated region located laterally/away-from-median on the humerus

Question 16

Femoral

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Thigh - Femur = Thigh bone

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Fibular

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Lateral (away from midline) Leg - Fibula = Narrow shin bone on posterior/back of the shin

Question 18

Inguinal

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Groin - Guin sounds like groin

Question 19

Gluteal

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Buttock - Gluteus Maximus = The large buttocks muscle

Question 20

Lumbar

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Loins/Lower Back - The 5 lumbar vertebrae are in the lower back

Question 21

Mammary

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Breast - Mammary glands

Question 22

Mental

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Chin - Mental Protuberance = The point of the chin

Question 23

Nasal

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Nose

Question 24

Oral

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Mouth

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Orbital

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Eye - The eyes are orbs

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Occipital

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Back of head - Occipital bone is at back of skull

Question 27

Olecranal

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Elbow - Olecranon Fossa = A distal posteriod (lower back) depression on the humerus near the elbow

Question 28

Palmar

Answer 28

Palm - PALMar

Question 29

Patellar

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Kneecap - Patella = The knee bone

Question 30

Pectoral

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Chest - Pecs/Pectoral muscles = Chest muscles

Question 31

Pes

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Foot - Pes/Pez lollies have no feet which is weird

Question 32

Pubic

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Front of pelvis - Pubis = The anterioinferior/front-lower section of the os coxae

Question 33

Plantar

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Sole of foot - You plant your foot down

Question 34

Popliteal

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Back of knee - Soleal/popliteal line = Low ridge on proximal posterior / upper back aspect of the tibia shaft - Please don’t pop the back of your knee

Question 35

Radial

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Lateral forearm - Lateral = Away from medial plane - Radius = Lateral shorter upper arm bone

Question 36

Sternal

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Breastbone - Sternum = Breast Bone

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Sacral

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Between hip bones on posterior side of body - Posterior = Back - Sacrum = Triangular bone between os coxae at the base of the spine, made up of 5 fused vertebrae

Question 38

Scapular

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Shoulder blade - Scapula = Shoulder blade bone

Question 39

Sural

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Calf

Question 40

Tarsal

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Ankle - Tarsal = Ankle bones

Question 41

Thoracic

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Chest - Thorax = Chest - The 12 thoracic vertebrae are behind the chest

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Ulnar

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Medial Forearm - Medial = Towards the median plane (line dividing left and right halves) - Unla = Medial longer upper arm bone

Question 43

Umbilical

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Naval - Umbilical Cord = in the naval area

Question 44

Vertebral

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Spine - Vertebrae = Spine Bones

Question 45

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Question 46

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Question 47

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