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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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supine

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laying down, palms up

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prone

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face down

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medial

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middle of the body

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lateral

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to the sides of the body

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anterior/ventral

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front

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posterior/dorsal

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back

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proximal

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closest to the point of attachment at the body

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distal

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furthest to the point of attachment at the body

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superior

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top half

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inferior

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bottom half

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cranial

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towards the head

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caudial

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toward the tail

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cephalic

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head

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ipsilateral

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occurring on the same side of the body

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contralateral

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occurring on the other side

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pollex

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thumb

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phalangies

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fingers

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hallux

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the big toe

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frontal

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forehead

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orbital

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eye

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nasal

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nose

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buccal

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cheek

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oral

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mouth

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mental

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chin

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cervical

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neck

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thoracic

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area between the neck and abdomen

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sternal

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midline of chest

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axillary

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armpit

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pectoral

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pecs of the chest

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abdominal

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stomach

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umbilical

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belly button

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pelvic

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pelvic bone (above inguinal)

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inguinal

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groin

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pubic

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genital

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acromial

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end of shoulder

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deltoid

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upper arm below shoulder

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brachial

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arm (back and front above elbow)

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antecubital

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inner elbow

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antebrachial

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forearm (back and front)

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carpal

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wrist

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manus

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hand

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coxal

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hip

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femoral

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thigh (back and front)

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patellar

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knee

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crural

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shin

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fibular

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outer side of the calf (fibula bone)

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pedal

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foot

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tarsal

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ankle

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olecranal

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elbow

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popliteal

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back of knee

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sural

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back of calf

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calcaneal

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plantar

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sole of the foot

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occipital

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back of the head

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back

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scpular

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shoulder blades

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vertebral

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lumbar

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above glutes and next to vertebral

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sacral

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triangle in between glutes

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gluteal

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buttcheeks

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digital

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fingers, toes

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median

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divides the body on the midline (left and right)

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frontal (coronal) plane

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divides body into front and back

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transverse plane

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divides body into superior and inferior

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laying down, palms up

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face down

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middle of the body

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to the sides of the body

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front

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anterior/ventral

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back

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posterior/dorsal

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closest to the point of attachment at the body

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furthest to the point of attachment at the body

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top half

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bottom half

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towards the head

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toward the tail

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head

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occurring on the same side of the body

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ipsilateral

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occurring on the other side

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contralateral

80
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thumb

81
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fingers

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phalangies

82
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the big toe

83
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forehead

84
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eye

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nose

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cheek

87
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mouth

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chin

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neck

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area between the neck and abdomen

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midline of chest

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armpit

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pecs of the chest

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stomach

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belly button

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pelvic bone (above inguinal)

97
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groin

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genital

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end of shoulder

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upper arm below shoulder

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arm (back and front above elbow)

102
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inner elbow

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antecubital

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forearm (back and front)

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antebrachial

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wrist

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hand

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hip

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thigh (back and front)

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knee

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shin

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outer side of the calf (fibula bone)

111
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foot

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ankle

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elbow

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back of knee

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back of calf

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heel

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sole of the foot

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back of the head

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dorsal

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shoulder blades

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spine

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above glutes and next to vertebral

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triangle in between glutes

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buttcheeks

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fingers, toes

126
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superficial

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close to the surface

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deep

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further from the surface of the body

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