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Anatomical Positions And Regions Flashcards

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Antecubital

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Region anterior to the elbow

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Calcaneal

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Heel of foot

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Coxal

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Hip

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Crural

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Leg (between ankle and knee)

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Dorsal

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Back

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Hallux

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Great toe

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Inguinal

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Groin

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Manus

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Hand

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Mental

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Chin

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Olecranal

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Posterior of the elbow

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Perineal

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Diamond shaped region between the thighs that includes the anus and reproductive organs.

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Pollex

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Thumb

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Popliteal

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Area posterior to the knee

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Sacral

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Posterior region between hips

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Sural

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Calf

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Tibial

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Medial region of the leg

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Fibular

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Lateral region of the leg

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Radial

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Lateral region of the forearm

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Ulna

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Medial region of the forearm

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Abdominal

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Region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones

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Auricular

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Ear

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Brachial

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Arm (portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck

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Cranial

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Skull

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Deltoid

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Shoulder

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Digital

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Fingers or toes

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Femoral

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Thighs

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Gluteal

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Buttocks

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Lumbar

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Relating to the loins, or the part of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis.

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Mammary

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Breast

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Nasal

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Nose

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Occipital

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Posterior region of the head

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Oral

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Mouth

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Orbital

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Eye

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Palmar

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Palm of hand

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Patellar

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Kneecap

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Pelvic

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Pelvis

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Pes

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Foot

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Pubic

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Anterior region of the pelvis

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Scapular

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Shoulder blades

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Sternal

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Anterior middle region of the thorax

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Tarsal

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Proximal part of the foot and ankle

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Thoracic

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Chest or thorax

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Umbilical

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Naval

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Vertebral

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Spinal column

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A-

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Without, lack of

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Ante-

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Before

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Cardio-

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Heart

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Callo-

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Thick

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Brady-

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Slow

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Chondro-

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Cartilage

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Peri-

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Around

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Anterior

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In front of; toward the front surface

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Posterior

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In back of; toward the back surface

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Dorsal

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At the back side of the human body

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Ventral

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At the belly side of the human body

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Superior

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Closer to the head

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Inferior

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Closer to the feet

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Caudal

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At the rear or tail end

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Cranial

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At the head end

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Rostral

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Towards the nose

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body; side

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side

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Contralateral

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On the opposite side

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Deep (internal)

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On the inside, underneath another structure

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Superficial (external)

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On the outside

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Proximal

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Closest to the point of attachment to the trunk

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Distal

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Furthest from the point of attachment to the trunk

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Coronal plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse plane

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Cuts perpendicularly along the axis of the body or organ

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Sagittal plane

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Extends through the body or organ vertically and divides the structure into right and left halves

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Axial

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Includes the head, neck and trunk. Forms the main vertical axis of the body

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Appendicular

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Includes the limbs or appendages attached to the body’s axis

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