CHAPTER1&2 BODYREGIONS Flashcards
Frontal
Forehead
Cephalic
Head
Nasal
Nose
Orbital
Eyes
Buccal
Cheeks
Oral
Mouth
Cervical
Neck
Deltoid
Shoulder
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Arm
Antecubital
Front of elbow
Antebrachial
Forearm
Palmar
Palm
Digital
Fingers
Femoral
Thigh
Patellar
Knee
Tarsal
Ankle
Pedal
Foot
Sternal
Sternum(from middle collar bone down to stomach)
Pectoral
Chest
Mammary
Breast
Abdominal
Abdomen
Inguinal
Groin
Pubic
Pubic area
Cranial
Surrounding the brain
Otic
Ear
Scapular
Shoulder blades
Vertebral column
Spine
Lumbar
Lower back/spine
Sacral
Tailbone/butt crack area
Gluteal
Buttocks
Perineal
Between the Anus & genitals
Popiteal
Back of knee
Calcaneal
Heel
Plantar
Sole of feet
Ventral cavity
Front of the body
Two compartments; thoracic & abdominopelvic which are separated by the diaphragm
Thoracic cavity
Surrounded by ribs & chest muscles
Subdivided into two pleural cavities (each containing a lung) & the mediastinum
Abdominopelvic cavity
Subdivided into the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity
Dorsal cavity
Back of the body
Cranial cavity
Formed by the skull
Contains the brain
Spinal cavity
Contains the spinal cord
Formed by the vertebrae