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Anatomy Language Flashcards

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What’s the coronal plane?

A

Shoulder to soldier.

Separates anterior & posterior

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What’s anatomic position?

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Individual standing straight up, feet flat& parallel, eyes forward, palms facing front with thumb pointing away from the body

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Transverse plane?

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Cross-sectional plane
Horizontal plane
Separates superior and inferior

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Midsaggital plane/ median plane?

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Middle

Separates lateral sides

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Oblique plane?

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Angle

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Anterior

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In front of; towards front surface

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Posterior

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In back off; toward the back surface

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Dorsal

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At the back side of the human body

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Ventral

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At the belly side of the human body

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Superior

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Closer to the head

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Inferior

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Closer to the feet

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At the rear or tail end?

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Caudal

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12
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At the head end?

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Cranial

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13
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Towards the nose

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Rostral

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Toward the middle line of the body

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Medial

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Away front the midline of the body

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Lateral

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16
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Inside, underneath another structure

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Deep

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17
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On the outside

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Superficial

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Closes to point of attachment to trunk

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Proximal

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19
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Furthest from point of attachment to trunk

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Distal

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Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to hip bone

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Abdominal

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21
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Forearm

(portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

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Antebrachial

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Region anterior to the elbow, also known as the CUBITAL region

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Antecubital

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23
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Ear

(Visible surface structures of the eat & it’s internal organs)

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Auricular

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Armpit

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Axillary

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Arm

(portion of upper limp between shoulder and elbow)

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Brachial

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Cheek

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Bucal

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Calcaneal

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Heel of the foot

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Carpal

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Wrist

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29
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Cephalic

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Head

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30
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Cervical

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Neck

31
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Hip

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Coxal

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Cranial

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Skull

33
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Crural

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Leg

Portion of lower limb between knee and ankle

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Deltoid

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Shoulder

35
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Digital

A

Fingers & toes

36
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Dorsal

A

Back

37
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Femoral

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Thigh

38
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Fibular

A

Lateral aspect of the leg

39
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Frontal

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Forehead

40
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Gluteal

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Buttock

41
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Hallux

A

Great toe

42
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Inguinal

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Groin

Indicate just the crease junction of thigh w/ trunk

43
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Lumbar

A

Relating to the loins, or part of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis

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Mammary

A

Breasts

45
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Manus

A

Hand

46
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Mental

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Chin

47
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Nasal

A

Nose

48
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Occipital

A

Posterior aspect of the head

49
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Olecranal

A

Posterior of the elbow

50
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Mouth

A

Oral

51
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Orbital

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Eye

52
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Palmar

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Palm of hand

53
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Patellar

A

Knee cap

54
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Pelvis

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Pelvic

55
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Perineal

A

Diamond shaped region of thighs that contain anus and external reproductive organs

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Pes

A

Foot

57
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Plantar

A

Sole of the foot

58
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Pollex

A

Thumb

59
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Popliteal

A

Area posterior to knee

60
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Pubic

A

Anterior region of pelvis

61
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Radial

A

Lateral aspect of forearm

62
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Sacral

A

Posterior region of hip bone

63
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Scapular

A

Shoulder blade

64
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Sternal

A

Anterior middle region of thorax

65
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Sural

A

Posterior Calf

66
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Tarsal

A

Root of foot

67
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Thoracic

A

Chest or thorax

68
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Tibial

A

Medial aspect of leg

69
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Ulnar

A

Medial aspect of leg

70
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Umbilical

A

Navel

71
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Spinal column

A

Vertebral

72
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Parietal

A

Lines internal surface

73
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Visceral

A

covers external surface

74
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Pleural (part of ventral cavity)

A

Contains lungs

Anatomy (10 decks)

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