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Intro To Anatomy And Physiology > Chapter 1: Regions And Planes Of The Body > Flashcards

Chapter 1: Regions And Planes Of The Body Flashcards

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Inferior

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Infer-lower; or-quality BELOW

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Medial

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Media- middle, -al, pertaining to; MIDDLE OF BODY

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Lateral

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Later- side, -al: pertaining to, SIDE

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Proximal

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Proxim-: near, -al: pertaining to; NEAR TO A PORTION OF THE BODY ex: the ear is PROXIMAL to the eyeball

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Distal

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Dist-: distance, -al: pertaining to; DISTANCE TO A PORTION OF THE BODY ex: the wrist is DISTAL to the elbow

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Superficial

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Super-: over or above, -fici: face, -al: pertaining to ABOVE ex: the naval is SUPERFICIAL to the groin

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Deep

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Deep, ex: the uterus is DEEPER then the heart

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Central

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Pertaining to the center

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Peripheral

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Away from the center (of the body), ex: the phalanges are the most PERIPHERAL to the body

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Sagittal

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Sagitta- arrow, -al: pertaining to; a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides FRONTALLY, ex: if you cut someone in half Sagittal, the nose would be split in half symmetrically, one eye per section, one lung per section.

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Midsagittal

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Mid- middle, -sagitta arrow, -al pertaining to; when a sagittal plane runs down the center of the body, creating EQUAL left and right sides. Ex: each section would have a symmetrical cut nose, one eyeball, and one lung, one arm, one leg, etc.

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Frontal / Coronal

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Coron- front, -al pertaining to; a vertical cut down the center of the body, separating the anterior and posterior. Ex: back of head, glutes, hamstrings, Achilles tendon on one side; other side has face, genitals, quads, and shins.

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Transverse / Horizontal

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Trans- across, through, -vers turn; a cut through the body horizontally. Ex: top half of body and lower half of body. If cut at naval, the breast, head, shoulders would be at top, legs, genitals, hips at bottom.

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Longitudinal section

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Longitudinal, a sagittal or frontal plane that refers to a section along the structure along the long axis of a structure. Ex: anything cute top to bottom

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Cross section

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A two dimensional view of a structure or tissue that has been cut at a right angle to its main axis, transverse section. Ex: cutting someone in half horizontally

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Axial

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Axilla- wing, -al pertaining to; relating to the center al axis of the body. The axial skeleton is the collection of bones that make up the bodies central core (skull, ribcage, vertebral column, sacrum, coccyx, and sternum)

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Appendicular

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Region of the body pertaining to the appendix

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Abdominal

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A Region of the body pertaining to the abdominal

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Axillary

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A region of the body Pertaining to the arm pit

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Antebrachial

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A region of the body Pertaining to the forearm

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Brachial

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A region of the body pertaining to the arm

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Buccal

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A region of the body pertaining to the cheek (mouth)

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Coxal

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A region of the body pertaining to the hip

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Cranial

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A region of the body pertaining to the skull

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Digital

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A region of the body pertaining to the toes or fingers

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Femoral

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A region of the body pertaining to the femur

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Frontal

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A region of the body pertaining to the front of the body

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Gluteal

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A region of the body pertaining to the glutes

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Inguinal

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A region of the body pertaining to the groin

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Lumbar

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A region of the body pertaining to the lower back

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Mammary

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A region of the body pertaining to the breast

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Nasals

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A region of the body pertaining to the nose

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Occipital

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A region of the body pertaining to the back of the head or skull

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Ophthalmic

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A region of the body pertaining to the eyes

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Oral

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A region of the body pertaining to the teeth or mouth

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Orbital

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A region of the body pertaining to round

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Optic

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A region of the body pertaining to the eye or vision

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Palmar

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A region of the body pertaining to the palm of the hand

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Patellar

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A region of the body pertaining to the kneecap (patella)

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Pectoral

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A region of the body pertaining to the chest or breast

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Pedal

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A region of the body pertaining to the foot

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Pubic/Genital

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A region of the body pertaining to the pubic bone or genitals

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Pelvic

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A region of the body pertaining to the pelvis

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Plantar

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A region of the body pertaining to the sole of the foot

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Popliteal

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A region of the body pertaining to the back of the knee

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Sternal

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A region of the body pertaining to the sternum

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Tarsal

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A region of the body pertaining to bones in the foot

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Thoracic

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A region of the body pertaining to the thorax (chest)

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Umbilical

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A region of the body pertaining to the umbilicus (naval)

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Vertebral

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A region of the body pertaining to the vertebrae

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