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Body orientation Flashcards

1
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refers to a person standing erect with the face directed forward, the upper limbs hanging to the sides, and the palm of the hands facing forward

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anatomical position

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2
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lying face upward

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supine

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3
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lying face downward

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prone

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4
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a structure above another

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superior

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a structure below another

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inferior

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6
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closer to the head than another structure (synonymous with superior)

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cephalic

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7
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closer to the tail than another structure (usually synonymous with inferior)

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caudal

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8
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the front of the body

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aneterior

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the back of the body

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posterior

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10
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toward the belly (usually synonymous with anterior)

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ventral

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11
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toward the back (usually synonymous with posterior)

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dorsal

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12
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closer to the point of attachment to the body than another structure

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proximal

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13
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farther from the point of attachment to the body than another structure

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distal

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14
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what does proximal and distal only refer to?

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linear structure such as the limbs and appendages

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15
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away from the midline of the body

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lateral

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16
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toward the midline of the body

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medial

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17
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toward or on the surface

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superficial

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18
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away from the surface, internal

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deep

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19
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what does the central region consist of? (3)

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1) head
2) neck
3) trunk

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20
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what does the trunk consist of?

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1) thorax
2) abdomen
3) pelvis

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21
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body parts in the head region (7)

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1) frontal
2) orbital
3) nasal
4) oral
5) otic
6) buccal
7) mental

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22
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forehead

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frontal

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23
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eye

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orbital

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24
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nose

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nasal

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25
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mouth

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oral

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26
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ear

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otic

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27
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cheek

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buccal

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28
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chin

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mental

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29
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body parts in the neck region

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1) cervical

2) clavicular

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30
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neck

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cervical

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31
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collarbone

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clavicular

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32
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body parts in the thoracic region of the trunk (3)

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1) pectoral
2) sternal
3) mammary

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33
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chest

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pectoral

34
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breastbone

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sternal

35
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breast

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mammary

36
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body parts in the rest of the trunk (5)

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1) abdominal
2) umbilical
3) pelvic
4) inguinal
5) pubic

37
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abdomen

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abdominal

38
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navel

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umbilical

39
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pelvis

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pelvic

40
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groin

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inguinal

41
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genital

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pubic

42
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body parts in upper limb (5)

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1) axillary
2) brachial
3) antebrachial
4) manual (palmar, digital)
5) antecubital

43
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armpit

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axillary

44
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arm

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brachial

45
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forearm

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antebrachial

46
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front of elbow

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antecubital

47
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wrist

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carpal

48
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palm

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palmar

49
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fingers

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digital

50
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hand

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manual

51
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body parts of the lower limb (5)

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1) coxal
2) femoral
3) patellar
4) crurual
5) pedal (talus, dorsum, digital)

52
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hip

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coxal

53
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thigh

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femoral

54
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kneecap

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petellar

55
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leg

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crural

56
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ankle

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talus

57
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top of foot

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dorsum

58
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toes

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digital

59
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foot

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pedal

60
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parts of the back of the head

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1) occipital
2) nuchal
3) cranial

61
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base of skull

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occipital

62
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back of neck

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nuchal

63
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skull

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cranial

64
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parts of the back of the trunk (4)

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1) dorsal (scapular, veterbral, lumbar)
2) sacral
3) gluteal
4) perineal

65
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back

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dorsal

66
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shoulder blade

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scapular

67
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spinal comumn

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verterbral

68
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loin

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lumbar

69
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between hips

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sacral

70
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buttock

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gluteal

71
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perineum

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perineal

72
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parts of the back of the upper limbs (3)

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1) acromial
2) olecranon
3) dorsum

73
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point of shoulder (back)

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acromial

74
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point of elbow (back)

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olecranon

75
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back of hand

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dorsum

76
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parts of the back of the lower limb (4)

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1) popliteal
2) sural
3) plantar
4) calcaneal

77
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hollow behind knee

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popliteal

78
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calf (back)

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sural

79
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sole (back)

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plantar

80
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heel (back)

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calcaneal

81
Q

9 regions that atanomists divide body into

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1) right hypochondriac
2) epigastric
3) left hypochondriac
4) right lumbar
5) umbilical
6) left lumbar
7) right iliac
8) hypogastric
9) left iliac

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