Anatomical Terms Flashcards by Mabelle J.

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Abdominal/Abdomen

A

Stomach

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Acromial

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The Highest Point of Shoulder

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Antecubital

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Front of Elbow

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Axillary

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Armpit

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Brachial

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Arm

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Cardiac

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Heart

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Capitis

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Of the Head

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Calcaneal

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Heel

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cerebral

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Brain

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Cervical

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Neck

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Coronary

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Arteries of the Heart

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Costal

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Ribs

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Coxal

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Hip

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Cranial

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Skull

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Crural

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Leg

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Digitals or Phalanges

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Fingers and Toes

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Facial

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Face

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Fibular

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Lateral Leg

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Frontal

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Forehead or Front of head

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Gastric

Relating to the stomach

Glossal

Tongue

Gluteal

Buttocks

Hallux

Big Toe

Hepatic

Liver

Iliac

Ilium portion of the hip bone

Inguinal

Groin

Intercostal

In between the Ribs

Intervertebral

Disk

Labia

Lips

Lingual

Having to do with the Tongue

Lumbar

Lower Back

Mandibular

Lower Jaw

Manus

Hand

Maxillary

Upper Jaw

Mental

Chin

Metacarpal

Bones in the hand

Metatarsal

Foot area

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Back of the Head/Base of the Skull

Olecranon

The tip of the elbow

Oral

Mouth

Palmar

Palm

Patellar

Front of Knee

Pectoral

Chest (Anterior)

Pelvic

Pelvis

Phrenic

Diaphragm

Plantar

Sole of Foot

Pollex

Thumb

Popliteal

Back of Knee

Pubic

Genital area or Front of Pelvis

Pulmonary

Lung

Renal

Kidneys

Sacral

Sacrum Bone and Posterior Pelvis Area

Splenic

Spleen

Sternal

Breastbone area

Suprarenal

Above kidneys

Sural

Calf; The posterior of the leg

Tarsal

Ankle

Thoracic

Chest

Temporal

Side of the head

Tibial

Lower leg or Tibia bone of the leg

Ulnar

Medial forearm and ulna bone

Vertebral

Bone in the back

Zygomatic

Cheekbone

Anterior

Toward the front of the body

Posterior

Toward the back (rear) of the body

Superior

Toward the head or above

Inferior

Below the head or below

Proximal

Closer to the center of the body (the trunk) or to the point of attachment to the body

Distal

Farther away from the center of the body or point of attachment

Medial

Toward the middle or midline

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Deep

Away from the surface of the body or further into the body

Superficial

Toward the surface of the body