Anatomical Language Flashcards
Cephalic
Head region
Cranial
Skull
Facial
Face region
Axilla
Armpit region
Cervical
Neck region
Brachial
Arm region
Carpal
Wrist region
Manual
Hand
Palmar
Palm of the hand
Thoracic
Chest region
Abdominal
Abdomen
Lumbar
Lower back
Pelvic
Pelvis
Inguinal
Groin
Femoral
Thigh
Tarsal
Ankle
Pedal
Foot
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Anterior/Ventral
In front/belly side
Posterior/Dorsal
Behind/ Toward the back
Medial
Middle
Lateral
Toward the side/ Away from midline
Proximal
Closer to point if attachment, where limb meets body
Distal
Away from point of attachment, when a limb meets the body.
Superficial
Near the body’s surface
Deep
Towards the interior of the body
Cranial/Cephalic
Toward the head
Caudal
Toward the back/Tail
Intermediate
Between 2 structures
Plane
2 dimensional flat surface
Section
A slice through 3D object
Frontal or coronal
Front and back half
Sagittal
Left and Right half
Transverse
Horizontal cross section
RUQ,LUQ,RLQ,LLQ
Right upper quadrant, Left upper quadrant, Right lower quadrant, Left lower quadrant
Hypochondriac region
Upper side abdomen
Lumbar region
Middle side region
Inguinal region
Lower side regions
Epigastric region
Upped central region of the abdomen
Umbilical region
Belly button area/ Centermost abdomen region
Hypogastric region
Lower center abdomen
