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
2
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What does anatomical position look like?
A
Body standing erect with face forward, arms to the side, with palms and toes facing forward
3
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Ventral surface anatomy
A
Pertaining to the front of the body
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Q
Buccal
A
Cheek
Bucc/o
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Q
Cervical
A
Neck
Cervic/o
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Facial
A
Face
Faci/o
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Q
Frontal
A
Front
8
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Mental
A
Chin
Ment/o
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Q
Nasal
A
Nose
Nas/o
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Ocular
A
Eye
Ocul/o
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Q
Oral
A
Mouth
Or/o
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Otic
A
Ear
Ot/o
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Ventral surface anatomy: Trunk
A
Pertaining to the front area under neck to hips
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Coxal
A
Hip
Cox/o
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Deltoid
A
Triangular
Delt/o
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Inguinal
A
Groin
Inguin/o
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Mammary
A
Breast
Mamm/o
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Q
Umbilical
A
Belly button/ navel
Umbilic/o
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Ventral surface anatomy: Arms
A
Pertaining to the front of arms and hands
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Antecubital
A
Elbow
Cubit/o
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Brachial
A
Arms
Brachi/o
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Carpal
A
Wrists
Carp/o
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Q
Manual
A
Hands
Man/u
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Palmar
A
Palm of hands
Palm/o
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Digital
Fingers
Digit/o
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Ventral surface anatomy: Legs
Pertaining to the front of the legs and foot
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Crural
Leg
Crur/o
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Femoral
Thigh bone (femur)
Femor/o
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Patellar
Kneecap
Patell/o
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Pedal
Foot
Ped/o
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Plantar
Sole, bottom of foot
Plant/o
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Tarsal
Ankle
Tars/o
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Dorsal surface anatomy
Pertaining to the back side of the body
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Acromial
Shoulder
Acromi/o
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Dorsal
Back
Dors/o
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Gluteal
Butt
Glute/o
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Lumbar
Lower back
Lumb/o
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Perineal
Space between anus and external genitalia
Perine/o
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Sacral
Part of pelvis; between hips
Sacr/o
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Scapular
Should blade
Scapul/o
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Vertebral
Spine
Vertebr/o
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Olecranal
Back of elbow
Olecran/o
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Popliteal
Back of knee
Poplit/o
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Sural
Calf
Sur/o
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Anterior/ ant
The front, direction towards the front
Anter/o
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Ventral
Front
Ventr/o
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Posterior/ pos
Describes back or direction toward the back
Poster/o
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Dorsal
Dors/o
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Anteroposterior (AP)
Shot from the front
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Posteroanterior (PA)
Shot from the back
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Superior/ sup
Towards the head , towards
Super/o
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Inferior/ inf
Towards the tail (feet)
Downwards
Infer/o
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Caudad
Caud/o
Towards the feet
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Medial
Pertaining to the middle
Medi/o
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Lateral
Pertaining to the side
Later/o
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Ipsilateral
Pertaining to the same side
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What does “ipsi” mean?
Same
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Contralateral
Pertaining to the opposite side
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What does “contra” mean?
Opposite
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Lateral
Pertaining to the side
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Unilateral
Pertaining to one side
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“Uni” means?
One
63
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
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“Bi” means?
Two
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Proximal
Near point of origin
Proxim/o
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Distal
Away from point of origin
Dist/o
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Superficial
Pertaining to the surface
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Deep
Pertaining to away from the surface of the body (internal)
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Supine
Body laying flat on the back
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Prone
Body laying flat on the stomach
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Dextrad
Towards the right
Dextr/o
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Sinistrad
Towards the left
Sinistr/o
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Levo-
Prefix for sinistrad
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Afferent
Af-
Carrying toward a structure
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Efferent
Ef-
Carrying away from a structure
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Fer/o
Carrying
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What are the Dorsal cavities?
Cranial - crani/o
Spinal - spin-o
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What are the ventral cavities?
Thoracic - thorac/o
Abdominal - abdomin/o
Pelvic - pelv/i
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Thoracic consists of?
Mediastinum - mediastin/o
Pleural cavity - pleur/o
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Abdominal consists of?
Diaphragm- phren/o - diaphragm/o - diaphragmat/o
Peritoneum - peritone/o
Pelvic
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What are the nine abdominopelvic regions?
- Left hypochondriac
- right hypochondriac
- epigastric
- left lumbar
- right lumbar
- umbilical
- left iliac
- right iliac
- hypogastric
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Abdominopelvic Quadrants?
- 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
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Sagittal View
To visualize left OR right side of body
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Midsagittal View
Cutting down the middle of the body
85
Frontal/ coronal view
Cutting the body in half to see the front and back
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Transverse
Cutting from the top of the body/ cutting in half
Ex) cutting open the head and looking downwards into it
