Anatomical Position, Regions, & Terms Flashcards
1
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Located below the ribs and above the hips
A
abdominal
2
Q
point of the shoulder
A
acromial
3
Q
forearm
A
antebrachial
4
Q
anterior surface of the elbow
A
antecubital
5
Q
armpit
A
axillary
6
Q
arm (upper portion of upper limb)
A
brachial
7
Q
cheek
A
buccal
8
Q
heel of the foot
A
calcaneal
9
Q
wrist
A
carpal
10
Q
head
A
cephalic
11
Q
neck
A
cervical
12
Q
hip
A
coxal
13
Q
leg
A
crural
14
Q
fingers or toes
A
digital
15
Q
thigh
A
femoral
16
Q
side of the leg
A
fibular (peroneal)
17
Q
forehead
A
frontal
18
Q
buttocks
A
gluteal
19
Q
big toe
A
hallux
20
Q
groin
A
inguinal
21
Q
lower back
A
lumbar
22
Q
breast
A
mammary
23
Q
hand
A
manus
24
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chin
A
mental
25
nose
nasal
26
back of the head
occipital
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back of the elbow
olecranal
28
mouth
oral
29
bony eye socket
orbital
30
ear
otic
31
palm of the hand
palmar
32
kneecap
patellar
33
foot
pedal
34
pelvis
pelvic
35
between the anus and the external genitalia
perineal
36
sole of the foot
plantar
37
thumb
pollex
38
back of the knee
popliteal
39
genital
pubic
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posterior region between hip bones
sacral
41
shoulder blade
scapular
42
breastbone
sternal
43
calf
sural
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ankle
tarsal
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chest
thoracic
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navel
umbilical
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spine
vertebral
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toward the front side or belly
ventral
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toward the back side or back
dorsal
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toward the ventral side
anterior
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toward the dorsal side
posterior
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toward the head or superior end
cephalic
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toward the forehead or nose
rostral
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toward the tail or inferior end
caudal
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above
superior
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below
inferior
57
toward the median plan
medial
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away from the median plane
lateral
59
closer to the trunk
proximal
60
farther from the trunk
distal
61
on the same side of the body (right or left)
ipsilateral
62
on the opposite sides of the body (right and left)
contralateral
63
closer to the surface of the body
superficial
64
farther from the body surface
deep
65
separates the left and right sections
median (midsagittal) plane
66
separates the posterior and anterior parts
frontal (coronal) plane
67
separates the superior and inferior parts
transverse plane
68
cavity that contains the brain
cranial cavity
69
cavity that contains spinal cord
vertebral cavity
70
contains heart and lungs as well as pleural cavity and mediastinum
thoracic cavity
71
underneath thoracic cavity and above abdominal cavity
diaphragm
72
contains digestive organs
abdominal cavity
73
contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum
pelvic cavity
74
combination of abdominal and pelvic cavities
abdomino-pelvic cavity
75
contains lungs
pleural cavity
76
larger area between pleural cavities containing pericardial cavity
mediastinum
77
contains heart
pericardial cavity
78
square #1
right hypochondriac region
79
square #2
epigastric region
80
square #3
left hypochondriac region
81
square #4
right lateral (lumbar) region
82
square #5
umbilical region
83
square #6
left lateral (lumbar) region
84
square #7
right inguinal (iliac) region
85
square #8
pubic (hypogastric) region
86
square #9
left inguinal (iliac) region
87
cavity containing eyes
orbital cavity
88
nose cavity
nasal cavity
89
mouth cavity
oral cavity
90
a joint between neck vertebrae (fibrous layer around joint)
synovial cavity
91
cavity within ear
middle ear cavity
92
contains liver & gallbladder
right hypochondriac region
93
contains stomach
epigastric region
94
contains spleen
left hypochondriac region
95
contains ascending colon of large intestine
right lateral (lumbar) region
96
contains small intestine and transverse colon of large intestine
umbilical region
97
contains descending colon of large intestine
left lateral (lumbar) region
98
contains cecum and appendix
right inguinal (iliac) region
99
contains urinary bladder
pubic (hypogastric) region
100
contains initial part of sigmoid colon
left inguinal (iliac) region
