Anatomical Position And Directional Terms Flashcards

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Cephalic

A
Frontal-between eye brows
Orbital-eye region
Nasal-nasal region 
Oral- mouth region
Mental-chin
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Cervical

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Throat

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Thoracic

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Sternal- sternum
Axillary-arm pit
Mammary-boob area

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Abdominal

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Umbilical-belly button

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Pelvic

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Inguinal- groin

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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
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Manus(hand)

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Metacarpal-first bones on ya hand
Palmar-palm
Pollex-thumb
Digital-fingers

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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
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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
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10
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Cephalic

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Optic-ears

Occipital-back of head

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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

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Medial

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

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Lateral

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

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Intermediate

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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

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Proximal

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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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Distal

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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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Superficial (external)

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Toward or at the body surface

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Deep(internal)

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Away from the body surface; more internal

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Median(midsagittal) plane

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Follows spine

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Frontal(coronal) plane

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Goes long ways. Shoulder to shoulder

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Transverse plane

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Like the x-axis.