Anatomical Language Flashcards

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1
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Cephalic

A

Head region

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Cranial

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Skull

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Facial

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Face region

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4
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Axilla

A

Armpit region

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5
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Cervical

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Neck region

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6
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Brachial

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Arm region

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7
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Carpal

A

Wrist region

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8
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Manual

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Hand

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9
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Palmar

A

Palm of the hand

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10
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Thoracic

A

Chest region

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11
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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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12
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Lumbar

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Lower back

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13
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Pelvic

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Pelvis

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14
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Inguinal

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Groin

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15
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Femoral

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Thigh

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16
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Tarsal

A

Ankle

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17
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Pedal

A

Foot

18
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Superior

A

Above

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Inferior

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Below

20
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Anterior/Ventral

A

In front/belly side

21
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Posterior/Dorsal

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Behind/ Toward the back

22
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Medial

A

Middle

23
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Lateral

A

Toward the side/ Away from midline

24
Q

Proximal

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Closer to point if attachment, where limb meets body

25
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Distal

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Away from point of attachment, when a limb meets the body.

26
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Superficial

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Near the body’s surface

27
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Deep

A

Towards the interior of the body

28
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Cranial/Cephalic

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Toward the head

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Caudal

A

Toward the back/Tail

30
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Intermediate

A

Between 2 structures

31
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Plane

A

2 dimensional flat surface

32
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Section

A

A slice through 3D object

33
Q

Frontal or coronal

A

Front and back half

34
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Sagittal

A

Left and Right half

35
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Transverse

A

Horizontal cross section

36
Q

RUQ,LUQ,RLQ,LLQ

A

Right upper quadrant, Left upper quadrant, Right lower quadrant, Left lower quadrant

37
Q

Hypochondriac region

A

Upper side abdomen

38
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Lumbar region

A

Middle side region

39
Q

Inguinal region

A

Lower side regions

40
Q

Epigastric region

A

Upped central region of the abdomen

41
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Umbilical region

A

Belly button area/ Centermost abdomen region

42
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Hypogastric region

A

Lower center abdomen