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Basic Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Describe the anatomical position

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Standing upright and facing forward. Arms at sides with palms faced forward. Feet flat on floor and facing forward, legs together.

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Cranial

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Skull

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Facial

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Face

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Cervical

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neck

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Axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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arm

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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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front of knee

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14
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crural

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leg

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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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19
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orbital/occular

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eye

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20
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otic

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ear

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21
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buccal

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cheek

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22
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nasal

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nose

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oral

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mouth

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24
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mental

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chin

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25
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sternal

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breatbone

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thoracic

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chest

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mammary

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breast

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28
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abdominal

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abdomen

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29
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umbilical

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navel

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coxal

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hip

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inguinal

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groin

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pelvic

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pelvis

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33
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pollex

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thumb

34
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manual

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hand

35
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pubic

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pubis

36
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dorsum

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top of foot/back of hand

37
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hallux

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great toe

38
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occipital

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base of skull

39
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scapular

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shoulder blade

40
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vertebral

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spinal column

41
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olecranal/cubital

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back of elbow

42
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sacral

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between hips

43
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gluteal

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buttock

44
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perineal

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between anus and genitals

45
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dorsal

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back

46
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lumbar

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loin

47
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popliteal

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back of knee

48
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sural

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calf

49
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plantar

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sole

50
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calcaneal

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heel

51
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proximal

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on limb closer to thoracic joint

52
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distal

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on limb further from thoracic joint

53
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medial

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closer to central line of body

54
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lateral

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further from central line of body

55
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superior

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closer to head on trunk

56
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inferior

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closer to hips on trunk

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anterior

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closer to front of anatomical position

58
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posterior

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closer to back of anatomical position

59
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ventral

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front of person

60
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dorsal

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back of person

61
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cranial/cephalic

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superior

62
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caudal

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inferior

63
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intermediate

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between lateral and medial

64
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superficial

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closer to skin

65
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deep

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closer to bone/deeper in body

66
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Ipsilateral

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same side of body

67
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contralateral

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opposite side of body

68
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parasagittal plane

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a plane parallel to the midsagittal plane

69
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frontal/coronal plane

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Cuts person in half along Y plane, so separates anterior vs posterior.

70
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transverse plane

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Cuts person in half along x plane, so separates head from feet.

71
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midsagittal

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cuts person in half along z plane, so separates left from right.

72
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oblique

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diagonal plane along the body

73
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cranial cavity

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formed by cranial bones and contains skull

74
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vertebral canal

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formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and beginnings of spinal nerves.

75
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thoracic cavity

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chest cavity, which contains pleural and pericardial cavities and the mediastinum.

76
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Pleural cavity

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a potential space between layers of the pleura that surrounds the lung.

77
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pericardial cavity

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a potential space between layers of the pericardium that surrounds the heart.

78
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mediastinum

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central portion of the thoracic cavity between the lungs; extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm. Contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels.

79
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abdominal cavity

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contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of the large intestine. The serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum.

80
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pelvic cavity

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contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal reproductive organs.

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