Chapter 1: Terminology of Body Flashcards by k g | Brainscape

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Anatomical position

A

person erect, face forward, limbs to side, palms forward.

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suspine

A

lying face up

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prone

A

lying face down

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Proximal

A

towards connecting limb

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Distal

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towards end of limb

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Superior

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towards head - cephalic

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Inferior

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towards tailbone- caudal

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Anterior

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Ventral, front of body, toward belly

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Posterior (dorsal)

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back of body, toward back

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Superficial

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toward/on surface

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Deep

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away from surface, internal

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Lateral

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Side, away from midline of body

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Medial

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toward midline of body

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Central Region

A

Head, Neck, Trunk

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Thorax

A

Part of Trunk.
Chest cavity - heart/lungs

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Abdomen

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Part of Trunk.
Liver/stomach/ intestines

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Pelvis

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Part of Trunk.
bladder/reproductive

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Arm

A

Limb - Upper
shoulder to elbow

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forearm

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limb- upper
elbow to wrist

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thigh

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limb-lower
hip to knee

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leg

A

limb-lower
knee to ankle

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forehead

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frontal

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eye

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orbital

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nose

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nasal

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mouth

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oral

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neck

A

cervical

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ear

A

otic

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cheek

A

buccal

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chin

A

mental

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collarbone

A

clavicular

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chest

A

pectoral

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breastbone

A

sternal

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breast

A

mammary

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armpit

A

axillary

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arm

A

brachial

Q

front of elbow (inside)

A

antecubital

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forearm

A

antebrachial

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abdomen

A

abdominal

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navel

A

umbilical

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pelvis

A

pelvic

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groin

A

inguinal

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genital

A

pubic

Q

wrist

A

carpel

Q

palm

A

palmar

Q

hand

A

manual

Q

fingers

A

digital

Q

hip

A

coxal

Q

thigh

A

femoral

Q

kneecap

A

patellar

Q

leg (below knee)

A

cural

Q

ankle

A

talus

Q

top of foot

A

dorsum

Q

toes

A

digital

Q

foot

A

pedal

Q

base of skull

A

occipital

Q

back of neck

A

nuchal

Q

skull

A

cranial

Q

shoulder blade

A

scapular

Q

point of shoulder (end)

A

acromial

Q

spinal column

A

vertebral

Q

lumbar (lower back)

A

loin

Q

point of elbow (outside)

A

olecranon

Q

back

A

dorsal

Q

between hips (butt crack?)

A

sacral

Q

back of hand

A

dorsum

Q

buttock

A

gluteal

Q

perineum

A

perineal

Q

hollow behind knee

A

popliteal

Q

calf

A

sural

Q

sole of foot

A

plantar

Q

heel

A

calcaneal