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Fall Semester UVIC 2024 - EPHE 141 and Psychology 100A > EPHE 141 Anatomical Regions And Directions > Flashcards

EPHE 141 Anatomical Regions And Directions Flashcards

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What does anterior mean

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Towards or located on the front surface of the body (ex: the sternum is anterior to the heart because it lies in front of it)

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What does posterior mean

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Towards or located on the back surface of the body (ex: The heart is posterior to the sternum because it lies behind it)

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What does medial mean

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Closer to or moving towards the midline, which divides the body into equal right and left halves (ex: The nose is medial to the ears)

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What does lateral mean?

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Further away or moving further away from the midline of the body (ex: The ears are lateral to the nose)

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What does superior (cranial, cephalic) mean?

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Closer to or moving closer towards the head (ex: The lungs are superior to the stomach)

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What does inferior (caudal) mean?

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Closer to, or moving closer to the feet (The stomach is posterior to the lungs)

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What does proximal mean?

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In the limbs, located closer to the point of attachment of the limb to the body (ex: in the legs, the knee is proximal to the ankle because it is closer to the leg attachment to the hip)

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What does distal mean?

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In the limbs, located further from the point of attachment of the limb to the body (ex: In the arm, the fingers are distal to the elbow)

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What does distal mean?

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In the limbs, located further from the point of attachment of the limb to the body (ex: In the arm, the fingers are distal to the elbow)

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What does superficial mean?

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Located on or closer to the external surface of the body (ex: skin is superficial to muscles and bones)

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What does “deep” refer to in terms of anatomy?

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Located further away from the external surface of the body (ex: bones are deep to the skin)

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Region name for stomach portion of torso

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Abdominal

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Region name for shoulder area

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Acromial or Deltoid

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

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Antebrachial

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What is the region name for the anterior surface (front) of the elbow?

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Antecubital

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What is the region name for armpit?

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Axillary

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What is the region name for the portion of the arm between the shoulder and elbow

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Brachial

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What is the region name for the cheek area

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Buccal

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What is the region name for the heel of the foot

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Calcaneal

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What is the region name for the wrist

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Carpal

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What is the region name for the head

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Cephalic

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What is the region name for the neck

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Cervical

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What is the region name for the hip

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Coxal

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What is the region name for the skull

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Cranial

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What is the region name for the lower limb area (between the knee and ankle)

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Crural

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What is the region name for fingers and toes

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Digital or phalangeal region

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What is the region name for posterior surface of torso or “back”

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Dorsal

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What is the region name for the posterior surface of the hand (back of hand or top of the foot)

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Dorsum

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What is the region name for face

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Facial

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What is the region name for the lower limb between the hip and knee (thigh)

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Femoral

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What is the region name for the forehead area?

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Frontal

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What is the region name for buttocks

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Gluteal

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What is the region name for big toe

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Hallux

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What is the region name for the junction between the torso and thigh (groin)

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Inguinal

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What is the region name for lower back?

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Lumbar

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What is the region name for breast tissue and pectoral muscles

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Mammary

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What is the region name for the hand

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Manus or Manuel

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What is the region name for chin

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Mental

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What is the region name for nose

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Nasal

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What is the region name for eye

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Ocular

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What is the region name for the posterior surface or back of the elbow

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Olecranal (olecranon)

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What is the region name for mouth

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Oral

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What is the region name for eye socket

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Orbital

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What is the region name for ear

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Otic (auricular)

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What is the region name for palm of hand?

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Palmar

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What is the region name for kneecap

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Patellar

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What is the region name for pelvis

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Pelvic

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What is the region name for the area below the pelvis that contains the external genitalia and anus

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Perineal

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What is the region name for the foot

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Pes

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What is the region name for the sole of the foot

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Plantar

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What is the region name for the thumb

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Pollex

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What is the region name for the posterior surface (back) of knee

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Popliteal

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What is the region name for the anterior part of the pelvis

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Pubic

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What is the region name for the posterior part of the pelvis

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Sacral

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What is the region name for the sternum

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Sternal

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What is the region name for calf

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Sural

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What is the region name for the ankle

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Tarsal

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What is the region name for chest

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Thoracic

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What is the region name for belly button

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Umbilical

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