Body Orientation Flashcards
forehead
frontal
neck
cervical
eyes
orbital
nose
nasal
mouth
oral
chin
mental
cheek
buccal
tip of shoulder
acromial
sternum
sternal
armpit
axiillary
upper arm
brachail
elbow bend
antecubital
lower arm
antebrachial
hip
coxal
palm
palmar
thumb
pollex
fingers/toes
digits/digital
nipple
mammary
pelvis
pelvic
groin
inguinal
penis/vagina
pubic
thigh
femoral
knee
patellar
lateral side of lower leg
fibular/peroneal
front medial side of lower leg
cural
ankle
tarsal
top of foot
metaltarsal
big toe
hallux
back of the head
occiptal
ear
otic
scapula
scapular
spine
vertebral
lower back
lumbar
butt
gluteal
back of hand
metacarpal
back between the but (V shape)
sacral
between anus and external genitalia
perineal
back of knee
popliteal
elbow
olecronal
calf
sural
underfoot
plantar
heel
calcaneal
abdominopelvic quadrants
right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
first row of the nine regions
right hypochodriac region, epigastric region, left hypochondriac region
second row of the nine regions
right lateral(lumbar) region, umbilical region, left lateral(lumbar) region
third row of the nine regions
right ingunal(illiac) region, pubic(hypogastric) region, leflt inguinal(illiac) region
organs found in the right hypochodriac region
liver, gallblader
organs found in the epigastric region
stomach
organs found in the left hypochodriac region
spleen, small part of stomach
organs found in the right lumbar/lateral region
ascending colon (large intestine)
organs found in the umbilical region
transverse colon, small intestine
organs found in the left lumbar/lateral region
descending colon
organs found in the right illiac/inguinal region
cecum, appendix
organs found in the pubic/hypogastric region
urinary bladder
organs found in the left illiac/inguinal region
initial part of sigmoid colon
superior
toward the head or upper part of a structure or the body; above
inferior
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
anterior
toward or the front of the body; in front of
posterior
toward or at the back of the body; behind
medial
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
lateral
away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
intermediate
between a more medial and a more lateral structure (ie: x is lateral to y and medial to z)
proxmial
closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
distal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
superfical/external
toward or at the body surface
deep/internal
away from the body surface; more internal
viscera
an organ in a body cavity
