Anatomy Flashcards
Inside of the vagina
Vault
Female womb
Uterus
Mid upper region of the abdomen, below the sternum
Epigastric Sternum
Point tenderness in the right upper quadrant, overlying the gallbladder
Murphy’s Sign
is a small cartilaginous process (extension) of the lower part of the sternum which is usually ossified in the adult human
Xyphoid
The large, upper end of the uterus
Fundus
Quadrant of the abdomen
Left Lower Quadrant, Left Upper Quadrant, Right Lower Quadrant, or Right Upper Quadrant
Pertaining to groin region
Inguinal
fibrous tissue that binds bones together
Ligament
Bony projection on a vertebrae that projects laterally and toward the back.
Transverse processes
Where the sacrum is wedged between the coxal bones of the pelvis and is united to them by fibrocartilage
Sacroiliac Joint
Pertaining to the ovaries and fallopian tubes
Adnexal
Location of the back overlying the kidneys
Costovertebral Angle
Thin transparent membrane covering the lining of eyelids and whites of the eyes
Conjunctiva
a cartilage-like articulation between the pubic bone
Pubic symphysis
Situated near the front end of the body
Rostral
long, slender portion of a long bone
Shaft
Orifice of the cervix
Os (cervical)
bony projection of the ulna forming the point of the elbow
Olecranon
articulation of junction between two or more bones or cartilage
Joint
Pertaining to the neck or cervix of the uterus
Cervical