Basic Terms Flashcards
Cephalic
Head
Cranial
skull
Facial
face
Frontal
forehead
Orbital
eye
Nasal
nose
Zygomatic
cheekbone
buccal
cheek
Oral
mouth
suproclavicular
Area above clavicle
Axillary
armpit
Mammary
breast
Brachial
arm
Antebrachial
forearm
Cubital
back of elbow (posterior)
Antecubital
front of elbow
Umbilical
navel
Carpal
Wrist
digital/phalangeal
fingers, toes
Femoral
thigh
Crural
leg
Tarsal
ankle
Pedal
foot
Inguinal
groin
Palmar
palm of hand
pelvic
pelvis
abdominal
abdomen
thoracic
chest
trunk
chest, abdomen, and pelvis
plantar
sole of foot
popliteal
back of knee
gluteal
buttock
Lower extremity
from hip to foot
Lumbar
lowerback
Olecranal
back of elbow
Dorsal
back
upper extremity
from shoulder to wrist
Cervical
neck
Temporal
Side of skull
Occipitial
back of head
curtaneous
skin
Pathology
The Study of human diseases
Diaphragm
Sits at the base of the chest and seperates the abdomen from the chest
crural
thigh/leg
Cranial
Closer to the head
Caudal
Further from the head
Unilateral
Body part only found on one side of the body (heart)
Bilateral
Body parts found on both sides of the body (lungs)
Eversion
A movement that rotates the hand/foot away from the bodys midline
Inversion
Turns the hand or foot inward towards the body
Abduction
Moving the arm or leg away from the midline
Adduction
Moves the arm or leg towards the body’s midline
Perineal
The are between the anus and genetalia
Sagittal plane/cut
Runs vertical from top to bottom
midsagittal plane/cut
runs vertical down the body on the midline
Cervical Spine
Uppermost, from the teeth to below the neck
Thoracic spine
Just below the cervical spine
sacral spine
the back dorsal to the pelvic bone
coccyx
tail bone
R&L Lumbar
Waist level (middle)
R&L Inguinal
Bottom left and right of the abdominal region (bottom)
R&L Hypochondriac
Below the ribs, at the top of the abdominopelvic region (top)
Epigastric Region
Between the hypochondriacs (top middle)
Hypogastric region
Between the inguinal, under the umbilical (bottom middle)
Integumentary System
Body system that provides protection (skin,hair,nails)
Nervous system
body system that regulates the flow of info
Endocrime system
body system that regulates body function and development