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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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Anatomical Position

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common frame of reference from which all body parts and regions are described.
Body is standing UPRIGHT, feet shoulder width apart, with upper limbs at sides of trunk and head and palms facing FORWARD.
Body always referred to in anatomical position.
“Right” & “Left” always refers to left and right sides of body being described, not our own.

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Cephalic

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Head

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Orbital

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Eye sockets

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Nasal

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Nose

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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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Chest

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Axillary

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Armpits

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Sternal

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Sternum

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Mammary

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Breast

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Umbilical

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Navel/Belly button

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Pelvic

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Pelvis

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Inguinal

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Groin (b/t thigh & pubic region)

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Pubic

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Genital

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Acromial

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Shoulder

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Brachial

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Arm

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Antecubital

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Inside of elbow

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Manus

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Hand

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Pollex

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Thumb

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Palmar

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Palm

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Digital (hand)

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Fingers

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Coxal

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Hip

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Patellar

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Knee

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Crural

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Leg/Shin

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Fibular or Peroneal

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Side of lower leg on outside

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Olecranal

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Elbow

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Metacarpal

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Intermediate part of hand

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Popliteal

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Back of knee

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Sural

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Calf

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Calcaneal

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Heel

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Pedal

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Foot

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Tarsal

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Ankle

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Metatarsal

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Bones b/t ankle & toes

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Digital (foot)

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Toes

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Hallux

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Big toe

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Otic

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Ear

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Occipital

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Back of head

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Scapular

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Shoulder blade

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Vertebral

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Spine

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Lumbar

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Low back

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Sacral

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Tail bone

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Gluteal

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Butt

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Perineal

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b/t anus and external genitalia

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Superior

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Toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body (above)

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Inferior

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Away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure or the body (below)

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Anterior (Ventral)

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Toward or at the front of the body (in front of)

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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Toward or at back of the body (behind)

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Medial

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Toward or at the midline of the body (on the inner side of)

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Lateral

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Away from midline of body (on the outside of)

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Proximal

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Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Distal

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Father from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.

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Superficial

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(external) Toward or at the body surface

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Deep

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(internal) Away from body surface

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Coronal (frontal) Plane

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Lies vertically and divides body into anterior/posterior parts.

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Sagittal Plane

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Lies vertically and divides body into left/right regions.

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Midsagittal Plane

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Sagittal plane that is directly on midline and divides body into symmetrical left and right parts.

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Parasagittal Plane

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Any sagittal plane other than midsagittal that divides body into nonsymmetrical left/right parts.

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Transverse (horizontal) Plane

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Runs horizontally and divides body into superior and inferior parts.

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Dorsal Body Cavity contains….

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1) Cranial Cavity

2) Vertebral Cavity

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Cranial Cavity

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Contains Brain

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Vertebral Cavity

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Contains Spine

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Ventral Body Cavity contains…

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1) Thoracic Cavity
2) Abdominal Cavity
3) Pelvic Cavity

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Thoracic Cavity

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Contains heart and lungs

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Abdominal Cavity

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Contains digestive viscera such as liver, stomach, kidneys, and other organs

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Thoracic Cavity contains…

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1) Two Pleural Cavities (right & left)

2) Pericardial Cavity

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Pelvic Cavity

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Contains bladder, some reproductive organs, and rectum

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Abdominopelvic Cavity contains…

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1) Abdominal Cavity

2) Pelvic Cavity

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Pleural Cavities

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Surrounds lungs

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Pericardial Cavity

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Surrounds heart

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Serous Cavities

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slit-like space within a body cavity lined by serous membranes

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Three enclosed Serous Cavities

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1) Pericardial
2) Pleural
3) Peritoneal

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Serosa

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Serous membrane

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Two types of serous membranes that lines serous cavities

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1) Parietal

2) Visceral

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Parietal serosa

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Covers WALL of cavity

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Visceral serosa

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Covers the ORGANS within the cavity

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Pericardial serous membranes

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1) Parietal Pericardium

2) Visceral Pericardium

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Peritoneal Cavity

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Surrounds abdominopelvic viscera

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Peritoneal serous membranes

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1) Parietal Peritoneum

2) Visceral Peritoneum

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Pleural serous membranes

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1) Parietal Pleura

2) Visceral Pleura

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9 Abdominal Regions

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Top Row: Right Hypochondriac region, Epigastric region, Left Hypochondriac region
Middle Row: Right Lumbar region, Umbilical region, Left Lumbar region
Bottom Row: Right iliac (inguinal) region, Hypogastric region, Left iliac (inguinal) region

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