anatomical language Flashcards
1
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what does the axial include
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torso and head
2
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what does the appendicular include
A
upper and lower limbs
3
Q
head
A
cephalic
4
Q
portion of the skull surrounding the brain
A
cranial
5
Q
face
A
facial
6
Q
forehead
A
frontal
7
Q
eye
A
orbital
8
Q
ear
A
otic
9
Q
nose
A
nasal
10
Q
cheek
A
buccal
11
Q
mouth
A
oral
12
Q
chin
A
mental
13
Q
back of the head
A
occipital
14
Q
neck
A
cervical
15
Q
chest
A
thoracic/pectoral
15
Q
breast bone
A
sternal
16
Q
breast
A
mammary
17
Q
abdomen
A
abdominal
18
Q
navel/belly button
A
umbilical
19
Q
hip
A
coxal
20
Q
pelvis
A
pelvic
21
Q
genital area
A
pubic
22
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back
A
dorsal
23
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shoulder blade region
A
scapular
24
spinal column
vertebral
25
area of the back between the lowest rib and buttocks
lumbar
26
highest point of the shoulder
acromial
27
armpit
axillary
28
arm
brachial
29
the anterior (front) surface of the elbow
antecubital
30
the posterior (back) surface of the elbow
olecranal
31
forearm
antebrachial
32
wrist
carpal
33
hand
manual
34
palm of the hand
palmer
35
fingers
digital
36
the groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvis
inguinal
37
buttocks
gluteal
38
thigh
femoral
39
anterior (front) surface of the knee
patellar
40
the posterior surface of the knee
crural
41
lateral side of the leg
fibular
42
the posterior surface of the leg
sural
43
ankle
tarsal
44
foot
pedal
45
sole of foot
plantar
46
heel
calcaneal
47
toes
digits
48
superior
above
49
inferior
below
50
anterior (ventral)
closer to the front of the body
51
posterior
closer to the back of the body
52
medial
closer to the midline of the body
53
lateral
farther from the midline of the body
54
intermediate
between 2 structures
55
ipsilateral
on the same side of the body
56
contralateral
on the opposite side of the body
57
proximal
nearer to the point of attachment of the limb or nearer to the origin of a structure
58
distal
farther from the point of attachment of a limb or trunk or farther from the origin of a structure
59
superficial
closer to the surface of the body
60
deep
farther from the surface of the body
61
coronal or frontal plane
passes through vertically and produces anterior and posterior sections
62
transverse plane
passes through horizontally and produces inferior and superior sections
63
divides the body into UNEQUAL right and left portions
parasagittal plane
64
divides the body into EQUAL right and left portions
midsagittal plane
65
passes through the body at an angle
oblique plane
66
plane running along the long axis of a long narrow structure is called:
longitudinal sections
67
a plane running perpendicular to the long axis is called
cross-section
