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Biol 235 > Chatper 1 Anatomical Regions and Directional Terms > Flashcards

Chatper 1 Anatomical Regions and Directional Terms Flashcards

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Head

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Cephalic

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Skull

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Cranial

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Face

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Facial

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Neck

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Cervical

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Armpit

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Axillary

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Arm

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Brachial

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Front of Elbow

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Antecubital

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Forearm

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Antebrachial

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Wrist

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Carpal

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Palm

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Palmar or Volar

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Fingers

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Digital or phalangeal

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Thigh

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Femoral

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Anterior Surface of the Knee

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Patellar

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Foot

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Pedal

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15
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Ankle

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Tarsal

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Toes

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Digital or Phalangeal

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Great Toe

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Hallux

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18
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Top of Foot

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Dorsum

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19
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Pubis

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Pubic

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Hand

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Manual

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Thumb

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Pollex

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Groin

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Inguinal

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Hip

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Coxal

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Navel (Belly button area)

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Umbilical

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Pelvis

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Pelvic

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Abdomen

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Abdominal

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Breast

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Mammary

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Breastbone

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Sternal

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Chin

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Mental

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Mouth

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Oral

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Nose

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Nasal

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Cheek

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Buccal

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Ear

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Otic

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Eye

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Orbital or Ocular

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Temple

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Temporal

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Forehead

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Frontal

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Chest

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Thoracic

38
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Base of skull

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Occipital

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Shoulder Blade

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Scapular

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Spinal Column

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Vertebral

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Back of Elbow

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Olencranal or cubital

42
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Between Hips

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Sacral

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Back

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Dorsal

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Loin

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Lumbar

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Buttock

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Gluteal

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Region of anus and external genitals

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Perineal

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Back of Hand

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Dorsum

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Hollow behind knee

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Popliteal

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Calf

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Sural

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Sole

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Plantar

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Heel

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Calcaneal

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Toward the head, or the upper part of a structure

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Superior (cephalic or cranial)

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Away from the head, or the lower part of a structure

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Inferior (caudal)

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Nearer to or at the front of the body

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Anterior (ventral)

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Nearer to or at the back of the body

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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Nearer to the midline

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Medial

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Farther from the midline

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Lateral

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Between two structures

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Intermediate

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On the same side of the body as another structure

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Ipsilateral

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On the opposite side of the body from another structures

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contralateral

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Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the truck; nearer to the origination of a structure

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Proximal

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Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure

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Distal

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Toward or on the surface of the body

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Superficial

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Away from the surface of the body

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Deep

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Imaginary line that divides the body into equal right and left sides

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Midline

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Vertical Plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides

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Saggital Plane

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A vertical (saggital) plane that divides the body or an organ into equal right and left sides

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Midsaggital plane or median plane

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A vertical (sagittal) plane that does not pass through the midline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides

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Parasagittal Plane

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This type of plane divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions

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Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane

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This type of plane divides the body or an organ into superior and inferior portions

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Transverse (horizontal or cross sectional)

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These three planes are all at right angles to each other

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Frontal, saggital, transverse

72
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A plane that passes through the body or an organ at any angle other than a 90-degree angle

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Oblique Plane

73
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A cut of the body or one of its organs made along one of the planes

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Biol 235 (9 decks)

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