Anatomical Positions Flashcards

1
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Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

A

Abdominal

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2
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Pertaining to the point of the shoulder

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Acromial

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3
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Pertaining to the armpit

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Axillary

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4
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Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis

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Appendicular

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5
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Relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

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Axial

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6
Q

Pertaining to the arm

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Brachial

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7
Q

Pertaining to the wrist

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Carpal

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8
Q

Pertaining to the head

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Cephalic

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9
Q

Pertaining to the neck region

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Cervical

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10
Q

Pertaining to the hip

A

Coxal

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11
Q

Pertaining to the fingers or toes

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Digital

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12
Q

Pertaining to the thigh

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Femoral

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13
Q

Pertaining to the side of the leg

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Fibular (Peroneal)

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14
Q

Pertaining to the forehead

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Frontal

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15
Q

Pertaining to the great toe

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Hallux

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16
Q

Pertaining to the groin

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Inguinal

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17
Q

Pertaining to the chin

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Mental

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18
Q

Pertaining to the nose

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Nasal

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19
Q

Pertaining to the mouth

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Oral

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20
Q

Pertaining to the bony eye socket (orbit)

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Orbital

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21
Q

Pertaining to the palm of the hand

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Palmar

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22
Q

Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region

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Patellar

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23
Q

Pertaining to the foot

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Pedal

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24
Q

Pertaining to the pelvis region

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Pelvic

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25
Q

Pertaining to the thumb

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Pollex

26
Q

Pertaining to the genital region

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Pubic

27
Q

Pertaining to the region of the breastbone

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Sternal

28
Q

Pertaining to the ankle

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Tarsal

29
Q

Pertaining to the chest

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Thoracic

30
Q

Pertaining to the naval

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Umbilical

31
Q

Pertaining to the heel of the foot

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Calcaneal

32
Q

Pertaining to the back

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Dorsum

33
Q

Pertaining to the buttocks or rump

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Gluteal

34
Q

Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

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Lumbar

35
Q

Pertaining to the to hand

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Manus

36
Q

Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

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Occipital

37
Q

Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow

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Olecranal

38
Q

Pertaining to the ear

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Otic

39
Q

Pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia

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Perineal

40
Q

Pertaining to the sole of the foot

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Plantar

41
Q

Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)

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Sacral

42
Q

Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area

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Scapular

43
Q

Pertaining to the area of the spinal column

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Vertebral

44
Q

Superior

Inferior

A

Above

Below

45
Q

Anterior

Posterior

A

Front

Back

46
Q

Dorsal

Ventral

A

Backside

Bellyside

47
Q

Cephalad

Caudal

A

Towards the Head

Towards the Tail

48
Q

Medial

Lateral

A

Towards the midline (median plane)

Away from the midline (median plane)

49
Q

Proximal

Distal

A

Nearer the trunk or attached end

Father from the trunk or point of attachment

50
Q

Superficial

Deep

A

Towards or at the body surface

Away from the body surface

51
Q

Down the middle; left/ right halves

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Sagittal Plane

52
Q

Separate front from back

A

Frontal Plane

53
Q

Horizontal across cut

A

Transverse Plane

54
Q

When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, the sections are called ______ ______.

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Cross Sections

55
Q

The brain is enclosed within the rigid skull

A

Cranial Cavity

56
Q

The delicate spinal cord is protected by the bony vertebral column

A

Vertebral Cavity

57
Q

Separate from the rest of the ventral cavity by the dome- shaped diaphragm

A

Thoracic Cavity

58
Q

The area that houses the stomach, intestines, liver, and other organs
Cavity below the diaphragm

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Abdominal (Abdominopelvic Cavity) Cavity

59
Q

Superior mediastinum and pericardial cavity

A

Mediastinum

60
Q

One on each side

A

Plural Cavity