ANATOMICAL LANGUAGE Flashcards by Bonnie Brown

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Orbital

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Eye

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Buccal

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Mouth

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Cervical

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Neck

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Thoracic

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Chest

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Umbilical

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Navel

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Abdominal

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Anterior body trunk

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Cubital

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Anterior surface of the elbow

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Groin

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Where the thigh meets the body trunk

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Flank

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Lateral surface of the body from ribcage to hip

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Pubic

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The genital region

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Scapula

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Shoulder blade area

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Lumbar

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Area of the back between the ribs and hips

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Gluteal

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Buttocks

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Popliteal

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Knee

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Calf

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Posterior surface of the lower leg

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Occipital

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Posterior surface of the head

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Deltoid

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curve of the shoulder formed by the large deltoid muscle

Q

Name the 5 body cavities

A

Cranial, Vertebral, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic

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What are the four abdominal quadrants?

A

RUQ,LUQ,RLQ,LLQ

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Name the three superior abdominal regions

A

Right hypoconriac, epigastric, left hypocondriac

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Name the three middle abdominal regions

A

right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar

Name the three inferior abdominal regions

Right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac

Superior/cranial

Towards the head/upper

Inferior/caudal

Away from the head/lower

Anterior/ventral

Towards the front of the body

Posterior/distal

Towards the back of the body

Medial

Toward or at the midline of the body

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Intermediate

Between a more medial and more lateral structure

Proximal

Closer to the origin of the body part/attachment to the body trunk

Distal

Further from the point of origin/attachment to the body trunk

Superfical

Toward or at the body surface

Deep

Away from the body surface/internal

A sagittal/median plane divides the body into

Left and right

A frontal section divides the body into

anterior and posterior

A tranverse section divides the body into

superior and inferior