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Chapter 5: Directional Terminology Flashcards

1
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What is anatomical position?

A

The gram of reference that is used to name surface anatomy

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What does anatomical position look like?

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Body standing erect with face forward, arms to the side, with palms and toes facing forward

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Ventral surface anatomy

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Pertaining to the front of the body

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Buccal

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Cheek
Bucc/o

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Cervical

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Neck
Cervic/o

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Facial

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Face
Faci/o

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Frontal

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Front

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Mental

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Chin
Ment/o

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Nasal

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Nose
Nas/o

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Ocular

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Eye
Ocul/o

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Oral

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Mouth
Or/o

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Otic

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Ear
Ot/o

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Ventral surface anatomy: Trunk

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Pertaining to the front area under neck to hips

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Coxal

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Hip
Cox/o

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Deltoid

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Triangular
Delt/o

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Inguinal

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Groin
Inguin/o

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Mammary

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Breast
Mamm/o

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Umbilical

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Belly button/ navel
Umbilic/o

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Ventral surface anatomy: Arms

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Pertaining to the front of arms and hands

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20
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Antecubital

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Elbow
Cubit/o

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Brachial

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Arms
Brachi/o

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Carpal

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Wrists
Carp/o

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Manual

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Hands
Man/u

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Palmar

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Palm of hands
Palm/o

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Digital

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Fingers
Digit/o

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Ventral surface anatomy: Legs

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Pertaining to the front of the legs and foot

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Crural

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Leg
Crur/o

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Femoral

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Thigh bone (femur)
Femor/o

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Patellar

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Kneecap
Patell/o

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Pedal

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Foot
Ped/o

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Plantar

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Sole, bottom of foot
Plant/o

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Tarsal

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Ankle
Tars/o

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33
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Dorsal surface anatomy

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Pertaining to the back side of the body

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Acromial

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Shoulder
Acromi/o

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Dorsal

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Back
Dors/o

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Gluteal

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Butt
Glute/o

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Lumbar

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Lower back
Lumb/o

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Perineal

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Space between anus and external genitalia
Perine/o

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Sacral

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Part of pelvis; between hips
Sacr/o

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Scapular

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Should blade
Scapul/o

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Vertebral

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Spine
Vertebr/o

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Olecranal

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Back of elbow
Olecran/o

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Popliteal

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Back of knee
Poplit/o

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Sural

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Calf
Sur/o

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Anterior/ ant

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The front, direction towards the front
Anter/o

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Ventral

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Front
Ventr/o

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Posterior/ pos

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Describes back or direction toward the back
Poster/o

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Dorsal

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Dors/o

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Anteroposterior (AP)

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Shot from the front

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Posteroanterior (PA)

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Shot from the back

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Superior/ sup

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Towards the head , towards
Super/o

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Inferior/ inf

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Towards the tail (feet)
Downwards
Infer/o

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Caudad

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Caud/o
Towards the feet

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle
Medi/o

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Lateral

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Pertaining to the side
Later/o

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Ipsilateral

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Pertaining to the same side

57
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What does “ipsi” mean?

A

Same

58
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Contralateral

A

Pertaining to the opposite side

59
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What does “contra” mean?

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Opposite

60
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Lateral

A

Pertaining to the side

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Unilateral

A

Pertaining to one side

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“Uni” means?

A

One

63
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Bilateral

A

Pertaining to two sides

64
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“Bi” means?

A

Two

65
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Proximal

A

Near point of origin
Proxim/o

66
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Distal

A

Away from point of origin
Dist/o

67
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Superficial

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Pertaining to the surface

68
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Deep

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Pertaining to away from the surface of the body (internal)

69
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Supine

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Body laying flat on the back

70
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Prone

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Body laying flat on the stomach

71
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Dextrad

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Towards the right
Dextr/o

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Sinistrad

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Towards the left
Sinistr/o

73
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Levo-

A

Prefix for sinistrad

74
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Afferent
Af-

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Carrying toward a structure

75
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Efferent
Ef-

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Carrying away from a structure

76
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Fer/o

A

Carrying

77
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What are the Dorsal cavities?

A

Cranial - crani/o
Spinal - spin-o

78
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What are the ventral cavities?

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Thoracic - thorac/o
Abdominal - abdomin/o
Pelvic - pelv/i

79
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Thoracic consists of?

A

Mediastinum - mediastin/o
Pleural cavity - pleur/o

80
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Abdominal consists of?

A

Diaphragm- phren/o - diaphragm/o - diaphragmat/o

Peritoneum - peritone/o

Pelvic

81
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What are the nine abdominopelvic regions?

A
  • Left hypochondriac
  • right hypochondriac
  • epigastric
  • left lumbar
  • right lumbar
  • umbilical
  • left iliac
  • right iliac
  • hypogastric
82
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Abdominopelvic Quadrants?

A
  • Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
    • Liver
  • left upper quadrant (LUQ)
    • stomach and spleen
  • right lower quadrant (RLQ)
    • appendix and McBurney’s point

-left lower quadrant (LLQ)
• Munrow’s point

83
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Sagittal View

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To visualize left OR right side of body

84
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Midsagittal View

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Cutting down the middle of the body

85
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Frontal/ coronal view

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Cutting the body in half to see the front and back

86
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Transverse

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Cutting from the top of the body/ cutting in half
Ex) cutting open the head and looking downwards into it

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