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
A
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)
Fingers
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Coxal
Hip
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Femoral
Thigh
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Patellar
Knee
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Crural
Leg/Shin
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Fibular or Peroneal
Side of lower leg on outside
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Olecranal
Elbow
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Metacarpal
Intermediate part of hand
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Popliteal
Back of knee
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Sural
Calf
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Calcaneal
Heel
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Plantar
Sole of foot
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Pedal
Foot
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Tarsal
Ankle
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Metatarsal
Bones b/t ankle & toes
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Digital (foot)
Toes
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Hallux
Big toe
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Otic
Ear
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Occipital
Back of head
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Scapular
Shoulder blade
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Vertebral
Spine
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Lumbar
Low back
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Sacral
Tail bone
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Gluteal
Butt
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Perineal
b/t anus and external genitalia
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Superior
Toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body (above)
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Inferior
Away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure or the body (below)
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Anterior (Ventral)
Toward or at the front of the body (in front of)
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Posterior (Dorsal)
Toward or at back of the body (behind)
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Medial
Toward or at the midline of the body (on the inner side of)
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Lateral
Away from midline of body (on the outside of)
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Proximal
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
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
(external) Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
(internal) Away from body surface
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Coronal (frontal) Plane
Lies vertically and divides body into anterior/posterior parts.
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Sagittal Plane
Lies vertically and divides body into left/right regions.
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Midsagittal Plane
Sagittal plane that is directly on midline and divides body into symmetrical left and right parts.
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Parasagittal Plane
Any sagittal plane other than midsagittal that divides body into nonsymmetrical left/right parts.
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Transverse (horizontal) Plane
Runs horizontally and divides body into superior and inferior parts.
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Dorsal Body Cavity contains....
1) Cranial Cavity
| 2) Vertebral Cavity
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Cranial Cavity
Contains Brain
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Vertebral Cavity
Contains Spine
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Ventral Body Cavity contains...
1) Thoracic Cavity
2) Abdominal Cavity
3) Pelvic Cavity
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Thoracic Cavity
Contains heart and lungs
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Abdominal Cavity
Contains digestive viscera such as liver, stomach, kidneys, and other organs
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Thoracic Cavity contains...
1) Two Pleural Cavities (right & left)
| 2) Pericardial Cavity
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Pelvic Cavity
Contains bladder, some reproductive organs, and rectum
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Abdominopelvic Cavity contains...
1) Abdominal Cavity
| 2) Pelvic Cavity
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Pleural Cavities
Surrounds lungs
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Pericardial Cavity
Surrounds heart
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Serous Cavities
slit-like space within a body cavity lined by serous membranes
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Three enclosed Serous Cavities
1) Pericardial
2) Pleural
3) Peritoneal
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Serosa
Serous membrane
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Two types of serous membranes that lines serous cavities
1) Parietal
| 2) Visceral
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Parietal serosa
Covers WALL of cavity
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Visceral serosa
Covers the ORGANS within the cavity
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Pericardial serous membranes
1) Parietal Pericardium
| 2) Visceral Pericardium
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Peritoneal Cavity
Surrounds abdominopelvic viscera
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Peritoneal serous membranes
1) Parietal Peritoneum
| 2) Visceral Peritoneum
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Pleural serous membranes
1) Parietal Pleura
| 2) Visceral Pleura
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9 Abdominal Regions
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
