ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY Flashcards
1
Q
CEPHALIC:
A
: HEAD
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Q
CRANIAL:
A
SKULL
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FACIAL:
A
FACE
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FRONTAL:
A
FOREHEAD
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Q
OCCIPITAL:
A
: BASE OF THE SKULL
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TEMPORAL :
A
: TEMPLE
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Q
ORBITAL OR OCULAR:
A
EYE
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Q
OCTIC:
A
EAR
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BUCCAL:
A
: CHEAK
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Q
ORAL:
A
: MOUTH
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Q
NASAL:
A
NOSE
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Q
MENTAL:
A
CHIN
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CERVICAL:
A
NECK
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Q
STERNAL:
A
BREAST BONE
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Q
THORACIC:
A
CHEST
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Q
MAMMARY:
A
BREAST
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Q
ACROMIAL:
A
SHOULDER
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Q
SCAPULAR:
A
: SHOULDER BLADE
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Q
VERTEBRAL:
A
SPINAL COLUMN
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Q
LUMBAR:
A
: LOWER BACK
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Q
DORSAL
A
: BACK
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Q
AXILLARY
A
: ARMPIT
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Q
BRACHIAL:
A
ARM
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Q
ANTECUBUITAL:
A
FRONT OF THE ELBOW
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OLCECRANAL OR CUBITAL:
BACK OF THE ELBOW.
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ANTEBRACHIAL:
FOREARM
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CARPAL:
: WRIST
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PALMAR:
PALM
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POLLEX:
THUMB
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DORSUM:
BACK OF THE HAND
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MANUAL:
HAND
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DIGITAL OR PHALANGEAL:
FINGERS
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ABDOMINAL:
ABDOMEN
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UMBILICAL:
NAVAL
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COXAL:
HIP
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SACRAL:
BETWEEN THE HIPS
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COCCYGEAL:
TAILBONE
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GULTEAL:
BUTTOCK
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PELVIC:
PELVIS
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PUBIC:
PUBIS
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PERINEAL:
AREA BETWEEN ANUS AND EXTERNAL GENITALS
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INGUINAL:
: GRAIN
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FEMORAL:
THIGH
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PATELLA:
FRONT OF THE KNEE
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CRURAL:
SHIN
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SURAL:
CALF
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PEDAL:
: FOOT
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TARSAL:
ANLKE
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POPLITEAL:
BACK OF THE KNEE
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DORSUM:
TOP OF THE FOOT
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HALLUX:
THE BIG TOE
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PLANTAR:
SOLE OF THE FOOT
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CALCANEAL:
HEEL
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Anterior
(toward the front) for example, the kneecap is on the anterior side of the leg.
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Posterior
(towards the back) for example, the shoulder blades are located on the posterior side of the body.
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Superior
(Toward the head): For example, the hand is part of the superior extremity
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INFERIOR
(Toward the feet): For example, the foot is part of the inferior extremity.
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Medial:
(Towards the midline) - For example, the chest is medial to the arm.
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Lateral
(Away from the midline) - For example, the little toe is lateral to the big toe on the same foot.
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Proximal
(closer to the trunk of the body) - For example, the proximal end of the femur joins the pelvic bone.
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Distal
(farther from the trunk of the body)- For example, the hand is distal to the shoulder.
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A Sagittal Plane or Median :
is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves.
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A Frontal Plane or Coronal:
is a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front and posterior (back) halves.
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A Transverse Plane or Cross Section :
is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) halves.
