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A&P I > Anatomical Position And Directional Terms > Flashcards

Anatomical Position And Directional Terms Flashcards

1
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Front of head

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Frontal

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Eyes

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Orbital

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Cheek

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Buccal

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Chin

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Mental

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Neck

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Cervical

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Head (as a whole)

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Cephalic

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Back of head

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Occipital

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Shoulder

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Acromial

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Arm

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Brachial

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Inside (crease) of elbow

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Antecubital

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Outside of elbow

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Olecranal

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12
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Wrist

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Carpal

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Chest area as a whole

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Thoracic

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Center of chest

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Sternum

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Armpit

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Axillary

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Breast

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Mammary

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Forearm

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Antebrachial

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18
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Shoulder blades

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Scapular

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Upper spine, close to ribs, between neck and lower back

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Vertebral

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Lower spine

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Lumbar

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21
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Tail bone

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Sacral

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22
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Belly button

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Umbilical

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Back side

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Gluteal

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24
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Between anus and external genitalia

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Perineal

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Lowest part of abdomen, near groin

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Pelvic

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Hand (as a whole)

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Manus

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Palm of hand

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Palmar

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Thumb

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Pollex

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Fingers

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Digital

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30
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Back of hand

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Metacarpal

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Hip

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Coxal

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Thigh

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Femoral

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Knee

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Patellar

34
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Back of knee

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Popliteal

35
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Lower leg (anterior side)

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Crural

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Calf

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Sural

37
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Lateral side of lower leg

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Fibular or peroneal

38
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Foot

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Pedal

39
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Ankle

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Tarsal

40
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Heel

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Calcaneal

41
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Top of foot

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Metatarsal

42
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Toes

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Digital

43
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Bottom of foot

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Plantar

44
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Big toe

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Hallux

45
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Front of body

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Ventral

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Back of body

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Dorsal

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

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Superior (cranial)

The head is superior, or cranial, to the abdomen

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

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Inferior (caudal)

The navel is inferior to, or caudal to, the chin.

49
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

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Anterior (ventral)

The breastbone is anterior to the spine.

50
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Toward or at the back of the body; behind

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Posterior (dorsal)

The heart is posterior to the breastbone.

51
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Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

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Medial

The heart is medial to the arm.

52
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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

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Lateral

The arm is lateral to the chest.

53
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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Intermediate

The collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and shoulder.

54
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Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.

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Proximal

The elbow is proximal to the wrist.

55
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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

The knee is distal to the thigh

56
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Toward or at the body surface

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Superficial (external)

The skin is superficial to the skeletal muscles

57
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Away from the body surface; more internal

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Deep (internal)

The lungs are deep to the skin.

58
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The head, neck, and trunk

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Axial part of the body

59
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The appendages, or limbs, attached to the body’s axis

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Appendicular part of the body

60
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What are the two fundamental divisions of our body?

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Axial and appendicular regions.

61
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A vertical line that divides the body into right and left parts

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Sagittal plane

62
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Specific sagittal plane that lies exactly at the midline

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Median plane or midsagittal plane

63
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What type of sagittal plane is offset from the midline?

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Parasagittal plane

64
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Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Frontal (or coronal) plane

65
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A plan that runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

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Transverse plane or cross section

66
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Cuts made diagonally between the horizontal and the vertical planes; confusing and difficult to interpret, so seldom used

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Oblique sections

67
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What scheme do medical personnel use to divide the abdominal cavity?

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RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ

68
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What is the centermost abdominopelvic region called?

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Umbilical

69
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What is the region directly superior to the umbilical region called?

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Epigastric

70
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What is the region directly inferior to the umbilical region called?

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Pubic/hypogastric

71
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What are the regions lateral to the umbilical region called?

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Right and left lumbar regions

72
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What are the regions lateral to the epigastric region called?

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Right and left hypochondriac regions

73
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What are the regions lateral to the hypogastric region called?

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Right and left iliac regions

A&P I (14 decks)

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