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AnaPhy (The Language of Anatomy) Flashcards

Directional Terms, Position, Region

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Body is in a standard position; it is important to understand this position because most body terminology used in this text refers to this body positioning regardless of the position the body happens to be in

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ANATOMICAL POSITION

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It allows medical personnel and anatomists to explain exactly where one body structure is in relation to another

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DIRECTIONAL TERMS

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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

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SUPERIOR (cranial or cephalic)

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Away from the head end or toward to lower part of a structure or the body; below

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INFERIOR (caudal)

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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

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ANTERIOR (ventral)

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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind

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POSTERIOR (dorsal)

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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

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MEDIAL

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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

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LATERAL

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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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INTERMEDIATE

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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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PROXIMAL

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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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DISTAL

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Toward or at the body surface

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SUPERFICIAL (external)

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Away from the body surface; more internal

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DEEP (internal)

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anterior body trunk inferior to ribs

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ABDOMINAL

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point of shoulder

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ACROMIAL

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forearm

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ANTEBRACHIAL

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anterior surface of elbow

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ANTECUBITAL

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armpit

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AXILLARY

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arm

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BRACHIAL

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cheek area

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BUCCAL

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wrist

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CARPAL

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neck region

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CERVICAL

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hip

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COXAL

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curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

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DELTOID

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anterior leg; the shin

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CRURAL

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fingers, toes

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DIGITAL

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thigh (applies to both anterior and posterior)

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FEMORAL

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lateral part of leg

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FIBULAR

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forehead

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FRONTAL

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area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

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INGUINAL

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chin

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MENTAL

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nose area

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NASAL

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mouth

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ORAL

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eye area

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ORBITAL

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anterior knee

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PATELLAR

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relating to, or occurring in or on, the chest

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PECTORAL

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area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

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PELVIC

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breastbone area

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genital region

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ankle region

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area between the neck and abdomen, supported bu the ribs, sternum and costal cartilages; chest

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heel of foot

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navel

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head

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posterior surface of head or base of skull

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thigh

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area between hips at base of spine

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buttock

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area of back between ribs and hips; the loin

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posterior surface of elbow

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posterior knee area

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shoulder blade region

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the posterior surface of leg; the calf

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area of spinal column

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the sole of the foot, actually on the inferior body surface, is illustrated with the posterior body landmarks

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When preparing to look at the internal structures of the body, medical students make a ________ or _______ ?

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make a SECTION or CUT

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When the section is made through the body wall or through an organ, it is made along an imaginary line called?

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If the cut is down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal in size

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MEDIAN (MIDSAGITTAL) SECTION

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What are the Three Types of Planes?

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Median (Midsagittal) Section , Frontal (coronal Plane , Transverse Plane

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It is cut along the lengthwise, or longitudinal, plane of the body, dividing the body into right and left parts

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SAGITTAL SECTION

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What is Frontal Section also called?

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CORONAL SECTION

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It is a cut along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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FRONTAL SECTION

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What are other sagittal sections?

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PARASAGITTAL SECTIONS (para= near)

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It is cut along a horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts

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TRANSVERSE SECTION

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What is Transverse Section also called?

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CROSS SECTION

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There are two sets of internal body cavities, what are they?

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DORSAL AND VENTRAL BODY CAVITIES

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This body cavity has two subdivisions which are continuous with each other

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DORSAL CAVITY

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What are examples of Dorsal Body Cavity?

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Cranial Activity & Spinal Cavity

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It is the space inside the body skull; the brain is well protected because it occupies the _______ cavity.

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CRANIAL ACTIVITY

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It extends from the cranial cavity to the end of the spinal cord

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SPINAL CAVITY

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This body cavity is much larger than the dorsal cavity; it contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen

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VENTRAL BODY CAVITY

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This cavity is separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle, the diaphragm

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THORACIC ACTIVITY

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A central region that separates the lungs into right and left cavities in the thoracic cavity; houses the heart, trachea, and several other visceral organs

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MEDIASTINUM

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The cavity inferior to the diaphragm

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ABDOMINOPELVIC CAVITY

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When the body is subjected to physical trauma, the most vulnerable abdominopelvic organs are those within _______?

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Within the ABDOMINAL CAVITY

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Abdominopelvic cavity is quite large, medical personnel divides it into?

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Four more or less equal regions called QUADRANTS

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What are the Quadrants?

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Right Upper Quadrant, Right Lower Quadrant
Left Upper Quadrant, Left Lower Quadrant

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This system is used mainly by anatomist

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Nine Regions by Four Planes

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It is the centermost region, deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (navel)

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UMBILICAL REGION

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It is located superior to the umbilical region

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EPIGASTRIC

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epi = ? ; gastric = ?

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epi = upon ; gastric = stomach

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Inferior to the umbilical region

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HYPOGASTRIC (PUBIC) REGION

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hypo = ?

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hypo = below

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Lateral to the hypogastric region

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RIGHT ILIAC (INGUINAL) REGION & LEFT ILIAC (INGUINAL) REGION

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iliac = ?

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iliac = superior part of the hip bone

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lie lateral to the umbilical region and spinal column between the bottom ribs and the hip bones

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RIGHT LUMBAR REGION & LEFT LUMBAR REGION

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lumbus = ?

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lumbus = loins

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Lateral to the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs

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RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION & LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION

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What are the other smaller body cavities?

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Oral Cavity and Digestive Cavity
Nasal Cavity
Orbital Cavities
Middle Ear Cavities

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Contains the teeth and tongue; this cavity is part of and continuous with the digestive organs, which open to the exterior at the anus

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Oral Cavity and Digestive Cavity

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Located within and posterior to the nose, the nasal cavity is part of the respiratory system

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Nasal Cavity

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In the skull house the eyes and present them in an anterior position

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Orbital Cavities

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Carved into the skull lie just medial to the eardrums; contains tiny bones that transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptors in the inner ears

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Middle Ear Cavities

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