Anatomical Terms Flashcards
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cephalic
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head
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cervical
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neck
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axillary
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armpit
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cranial
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skull
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facial
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face
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brachial
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arm (above elbow)
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antecubital
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front 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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palmar/volar
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palm
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digital/phalangeal
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fingers or toes
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femoral
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thigh
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patellar
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anterior surface of knee
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crural
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leg (shin area)
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pedal
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foot
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tarsal
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ankle
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frontal
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forehead
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temporal
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temple
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orbital/ocular
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eye
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otic
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ear
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buccal
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cheek
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nasal
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nose
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oral
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mouth
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mental
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chin
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sternal
breastbone
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mammary
breast
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umbilical
navel
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coxal
hip
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inguinal
groin
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pollex
thumb
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hallux
big toe
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manual
hand
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dorsum
top of the foot/back of hand
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pubic
pubis
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trunk
collarbone to pubis
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thoracic
chest
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abdominal
abdomen
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occipital
base of skull
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scapular
shoulder blade
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vertebral
spinal column
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dorsal
back/relating to backside of body
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ventral
relating to belly side of the body
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anterior
front of body
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posterior
back of body
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lumbar
loin
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olecranal/cubital
back of elbow
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sacral
between hips
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gluteal
buttock
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perineal
region of anus and external genitals
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popliteal
hollow behind knee
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sural
calf
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plantar
sole of the foot
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calcaneal
heel
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lower limb
hip to foot
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upper limb
shoulder to hand
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superior
toward the head, higher position
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cranial
relating to skull or head, toward the head
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inferior
below or lower in position
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rostral
relating to the nose and mouth region, toward the face
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caudal
relating to the tail, at or near the tail or posterior part of the body. only used in references within trunk
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medial
nearer to midline of body
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lateral
farther from the midline of the body, on side of
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intermediate
between two structures
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ipsilateral
same side of the body's midline as another structure
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contralateral
opposite side of the body's midline as another structure
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proximal
nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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distal
farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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superficial
toward the surface of the body
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deep
away from the surface of the body
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external
toward the outside of a structure (typically used when describing relationships of individual organs)
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internal
toward the inside of a structure (typically used when describing relationships of individual organs)
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cranial cavity
formed by cranial bones and contains brain
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vertebral canal
formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves
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thoracic cavity
chest cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum
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pleural cavity
each surrounds a lung; the serous membrane of pleural cavity is the pleura
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pericardial cavity
surrounds the heart; serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium
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Mediastinum
Central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs, extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm; contains
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right upper quadrant
1) liver
2) gall bladder
3) right kidney
4) portions of stomach
5) portions of small intestine
6) portions of large intestine
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left upper quadrant
1) left lobe of liver
2) stomach
3) pancreas
4) left kidney
5) spleen
6) portions of small intestine
7) portions of large intestine
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right lower quadrant
1) cecum
2) appendix
3) portions of small intestine
4) right ovary or spermatic cord
5) right ureter
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left lower quadrant
1) most of small intestine
2) portions of large intestine
3) left ovary or spermatic cord
4) left ureter
