Body Regions Flashcards
1
Q
Pertaining to Face
A
Facial
2
Q
Pertaining to Eyes
A
Orbital
3
Q
Pertaining to Neck
A
Cervical
4
Q
Pertaining to Head
A
Cephalic
5
Q
Pertaining to Forehead
A
Frontal
6
Q
Pertaining to Cheeks
A
Buccal
7
Q
Pertaining to Mouth
A
Oral
8
Q
Pertaining to Chin
A
Mental
9
Q
Pertaining to Back of Head
A
Occipital
10
Q
Pertaining to Nose
A
Nasal
11
Q
Pertaining to Armpit
A
Axillary
12
Q
Pertaining to Point of Shoulder
A
Acromial
13
Q
Pertaining to Side of Shoulder
A
Deltoid
14
Q
Pertaining to Chest
A
Pectoral
15
Q
Pertaining to Elbow
A
Olecranal
16
Q
Pertaining to Breastbone
A
Sternal
17
Q
Pertaining to Arm
A
Brachial
18
Q
Pertaining to Elbow “arm pit”
A
Acutecubital
19
Q
Pertaining to Belly
A
Abdominal
20
Q
Pertaining to Lower Back
A
Lumbar
21
Q
Pertaining to Hip
A
Coxal
22
Q
Pertaining to Tailbone
A
Sacral
23
Q
Pertaining to Spine
A
Vertebral
24
Q
Pertaining to Wrist
A
Carpal
25
Pertaining to Fingers
Digital
26
Pertaining to Naval
Umbilical
27
Pertaining to Palm
Palmar
28
Pertaining to Buttocks
Gluteal
29
Pertaining to Groin
Inguinal
30
Pertaining to Genitals
Pubic
31
Pertaining to Hip above Genitals
Pelvic
32
Pertaining to Anus
Perineal
33
Pertaining to Knee
Patellar
34
Pertaining to Thigh
Femoral
35
Pertaining to Leg
Crural
36
Pertaining to Calf
Sural
37
Pertaining to Ankle
Tarsal
38
Pertaining to Foot
Pedal
39
Pertaining to Toes
Digital
40
Pertaining to Forearm
Acutebrachial
41
Pertaining to Heal
Calcaneal
42
Pertaining to Sole of Foot
Plantar
43
Pertaining to Back of Knee
Popliteal
44
scoliosis
twisted
45
kyphosis
hunchback
46
lordosis
bent backward
47
sagital
"arrow" straight, cuts down the middle
48
coronal
cuts front and back
49
transverse
to cut across the thing that turns
50
clavicle
"little key"
51
sternum
chest
52
manubrium
"handle"
53
xiphoid
"sword-like"
54
parietal
"walls"
55
occipital
away from head
56
temporal
"time maker" where grey hair first emerges
57
foramen magnum
large piercing, to pierce
58
condyle
knuckle-like
59
vomer
plow
60
maxilla
jaw
61
mandible
to chew
62
palatine bone
"palace" palatines gave long speeches in palaces
63
zygomatic
"yoke" straps ox together, strap together
64
obturator foramen
stopped up, closed by a membrane
65
caudal
tail
66
costal
rib
67
stapes
stirrup
68
malleus
hammer
69
incus
anvil
70
septum
partition
71
sphenoid
wedge shaped
72
lacrimal
tear
73
ethmoid
sieve like
74
nasal conchae
shell
75
hyoid
U shaped
76
incisors
to cut
77
cuspid (canine)
pointed (dog)
78
bicuspid
two-pointed, sometimes called premolars
79
molars
milstone
80
malocclusion
bad closing: overbite, underbite, reduced efficiency of incisors
81
deciduous teeth
baby/milk teeth deciduous=to fall off
82
scapula
shovel
83
pectoral
breast
84
humerus
shoulder
85
radius
ray
86
ulna
elbow
87
carpal
wrist
88
ilium
groin
89
ischium
hip
90
pubis
adult--ilium, ischium, and pubis fuse in adulthood to form os coxae (hip bone) sometimes still called os innominate (nameless bone)
91
pelvis
basin
92
meta
cone, turning post
93
phalanges
phalanx as in of solders
94
femur
thigh
95
acetabulum
hip joint; acetum=oil dish
96
fibula
pin
97
tibia
flute
98
patella
small pan
99
tarsus
wicker basket
100
articulation
join (articular cartilage, arthritis)
101
synovial
egg white (slippery)
102
ligament
tie, ligate
103
bursa
purse
104
ankylotic
a stiffness of a joint due to disease
