Body Region Terms Flashcards
1
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Antebrachial
A
Forearm
2
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Antecubital
A
Inner elbow
3
Q
Axillary
A
Armpit
4
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Brachial
A
Bicep
5
Q
Buccal
A
Cheek
6
Q
Calcaneal
A
Heal
7
Q
Acromial
A
Collar bone
7
Q
Carpal
A
Hand and wrist
9
Q
Cephalic
A
Head
10
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Cervical
A
Neck
11
Q
Coxal
A
Hip
12
Q
Cranial
A
Head
13
Q
Crural
A
Shin
14
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Digital
A
Fingers
15
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Facial
A
Face
16
Q
Frontal
A
Forehead
17
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Gluteal
A
Butt cheek
18
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Inguinal
A
Where hips meet trunk
19
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Lumbar
A
Lower back
20
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Mammary
A
Nipple of breast
21
Q
Mental
A
Lower jaw
22
Q
Nasal
A
Around nose
23
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Nuchal
A
Below scull on back of head
24
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Occipital
A
Back of scull
25
Oral
Mouth
26
Orbital
Eye
27
Palmar
Region of hand
28
Patellar
Knee cap
29
Pectoral
Muscle in chest
30
Pedal
Foot
31
Plantar
Bottom of foot
32
Popliteal
Back of knee
33
Pubic
Genitals
34
Sacral
Hip connects to back
35
Scapular
Shoulder blade
36
Sternal
Breast bone
37
Tarsal
Foot bones
38
Thoracic
Chest
39
Umbilical
Belly button
40
Vertebral
Anything along spine
41
Left
To the left of the body( not your left, the subjects)
42
Right
To the right of the body or structure being studied
43
Lateral
Toward the side; away from the midsaggital plane
44
Medial
Toward the midsaggital plane; away from the side
45
Anterior
Toward the front of the body (ventral)
46
Posterior
Toward the back (rear) (dorsal)
47
Superior
Toward the top of the body (cranial, Cephalad)
48
Inferior
Toward the bottom of the body (caudal)
49
Dorsal
Along (or toward) the vertebral surface of the body
50
Ventral
Along (toward) the belly surface of the body
51
Caudad (caudal)
Toward the tail
52
Cephalad
Toward the head
53
Proximal
Toward the trunk (closer)
54
Distal
Away from the trunk or point of attachment (distant)
55
Visceral
Toward an internal organ
56
Parietal
Toward the wall: away from internal structures
57
Abdominal
Center of body/trunk
58
Deep
Toward the inside of a part; away from the surface. (Inside)
59
Superficial
Toward the surface of a part, away from the inside. (Outside)
60
Medullary
Refers to an inner region, or medulla (middle)
61
Cortical
Refers to an outer region or cortex
