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Directional Terms Flashcards

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Posterior

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in back of: toward the back surface

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Anterior

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in front of; toward the back surface

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dorsal

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At the back side of the human body

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ventral

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At the belly side of the human body

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superior

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closer to the head

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Inferior

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closer to the feet

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Cranial

cephalic

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At the head end

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Caudal

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At the rear or tail end

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Rostral

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Toward the nose or mouth

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Medial

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Toward the mid-line of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the mid-line of the body

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Deep

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On the inside, internal to another structure

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Superficial

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On the outside

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Proximal

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closest to point of attachment to trunk

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Distal

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furthest from point of attachment to trunk

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abdominal

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region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bone

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Antebrachial

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forearm ( the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

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Antecubital

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Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region

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Auricular

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visible surface structures of he ear

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Axillary

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armpit

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Brachial

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Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

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Buccal

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cheek

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calcaneal

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heel of the foot

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carpal

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wrist

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cephalic

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head

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cervical

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neck

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coxal

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hip

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cranial

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skull

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crural

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leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle

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Deltoid

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shoulder

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Digital

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Fingers or toes (also called Phalangeal)

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Dorsal

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back

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Dorsum

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back

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Facial

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face

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Fibular

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lateral aspect of the leg

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Frontal

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forehead

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Hallux

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great toe

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Inguinal

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Groin (sometimes used to indicate the cease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)

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Lumbar

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Relating to the loins, or the inferior part of the back, between the ribs and pelvis

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Mammary

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breast

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manus

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hand

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mental

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chin

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nasal

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nose

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occipital

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posterior aspect of the head

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olecranial

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posterior aspect of the elbow

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oral

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mouth

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orbital

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eye

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palmar

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palm (anterior surface of the hand)

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Patellar

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kneecap

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Pectoral

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chest

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pelvic

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pelvis

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Perineal

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diamond-shaped region between the legs that contain the anus and external reproductive organs

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Pes

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foot

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plantar

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sole of the foot

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Pollex

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thumb

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popliteal

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area posterior to the knee

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pubic

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anterior region of the pelvis

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radial

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lateral (thumb side) aspect of the forearm

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Sacral

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posterior region between the hip bones

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scapular

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shoulder blade

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sternal

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anterior middle region of the thorax

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sural

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calf (posterior part of the leg)

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tarsal

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ankle, root of the foot

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thoracic

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chest or thorax

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tibial

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medial aspect of leg

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ulnar

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medial aspect of the forearm

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umbilical

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naval

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vertebral

A

spinal column

Anatomy And Physiology 1 (1 decks)

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