Anatomical Position And Directional Terms Flashcards
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Cephalic
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Frontal-between eye brows Orbital-eye region Nasal-nasal region Oral- mouth region Mental-chin
2
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Cervical
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Throat
3
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Thoracic
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Sternal- sternum
Axillary-arm pit
Mammary-boob area
4
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Abdominal
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Umbilical-belly button
5
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Pelvic
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Inguinal- groin
6
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Upper limb
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Acromial-shoulder Brachial-arm Antecubital-inner elbow Olecranal-back of elbow Antebrachial-forearm Carpal-wrist
7
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Manus(hand)
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Metacarpal-first bones on ya hand
Palmar-palm
Pollex-thumb
Digital-fingers
8
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Lower limb
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Coxal-hip Femoral-thigh Patellar-knew Popliteal-back of knee Crural-leg Sural-calf Fibular or peroneal-side of leg
9
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Pedal(foot)
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Tarsal-ankle Calcaneal-heel Metatarsal-top of foot Digital-toes Plantar-bottom of your foot Hallux -big toe
10
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Cephalic
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Optic-ears
Occipital-back of head
11
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Back (dorsal)
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Scapular-shoulder blades Vertebral-spine Lumbar-lower back Sacral-crack Gluteal-butt cheek Perineal-between anus and external genitalia
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Superior(cranial)
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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior(caudal)
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body; below
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Anterior(ventral)- only the same in humans
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior(dorsal)-only the same for humans
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Toward or at the back of the body; behind