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exam 1: regional names/ directional terms/ planes and sections Flashcards

1
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cephalic

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head

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cranial

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skull

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facial

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face

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fontal

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forehead

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temporal

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temple

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orbital or ocular

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eye

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otic

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ear

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buccal

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cheek

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nasal

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nose

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oral

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mouth

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mental

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chin

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cervical

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neck

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thoracic

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chest

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sternal

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breast bone

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axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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arm

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mammary

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breast

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18
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antecubital

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front of elbow

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umbilical

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navel (belly button)

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coxal

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hip

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antebrachial

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forearm

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carpal

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wrist

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palmar or volar

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palm

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digital or phalangeal

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fingers

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25
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inguinal

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groin

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pollex

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thumb

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pelvic

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pelvis

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manual

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hand

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femoral

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thigh

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pubic

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pubis

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patellar

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anterior surface of knee

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crural

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leg

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33
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pedal

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foot

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tarsal

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ankle

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digital or phalangeal

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toes

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36
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dorsum

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top of foot

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hallux

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great toe (big toe)

38
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occipital

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base of skull

39
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scapular

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shoulder blade

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vertebral

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spinal column

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olecranal or cubital

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back of elbow

42
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doral

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back

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lumbar

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loin (lower back)

44
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sacral

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between hips

45
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gluteal

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buttocks

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perineal

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region of anus and external genitals

47
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dorsum

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back of hand

48
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popliteal

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hallow behind knee

49
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sural

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calf

50
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plantar

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sole of foot

51
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calcaneal

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heel

52
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anterior/ventral

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front view of patient

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posterior/dorsal

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back side

54
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ipsilateral

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term used to describe something on the same side ex: right arm right leg

55
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contralateral

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term used to describe something on the opposite side ex: right arm left leg

56
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prone

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laying on stomach

57
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supine

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laying on back

58
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proximal

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close proximity to trunk

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distal

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away from trunk

60
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plane/ section

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  • imaginary line/ pane of glass
  • divide body and to view certain areas
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sagittal plane/ midsagittal

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  • vertical orientation
  • two sections: right and left side
    (think Side)
62
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parasagittal

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  • same line as sagittal but off the midline (either a little to the right or left)
63
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frontal/ coronal plane

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  • front and back of body
  • anterior and posterior
  • ventricle and dorsal
    (term can be used interchangeably)
64
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transverse plane

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  • horizontal
  • superior/ inferior
    (think Top)
65
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oblique plane

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  • inclines towards horizon
  • angled line
66
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body cavities

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  • spaces in the human body that contain organs
  • must be enclosed/ have barriers
67
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what separates one cavity from another?

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membranes, ribs, muscles

68
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cranial cavity

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  • formed by cranial bones and contains brain
  • bone: cranium
69
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vertebral canal

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  • formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves
  • bone: vertebrae
70
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thoracic cavity

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  • chest cavity
  • SUBCAVITIES: plural cavity, pericardial cavity, and mediastinum cavity
71
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SUBCAVITY: two pleural cavity

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pleural cavity: surrounds each lung, the serous membrane (enclosing) of each pleural (right and left) cavity is the pleural sacs.

72
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SUBCAVITY: pericardial cavity

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surrounds the heart; the serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium

73
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SUBCAVITY: mediastinum (anatomical region)

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central portion of thoracic cavity between the medial walls of the two pleural sacs and extends from the sternum to the vertebral column, and from the first rib to the diaphragm. the mediastinum contains all thoracic organs except the lungs themselves. Among the structures in the mediastinum are the heart, esophagus, trachea, thymus, and several large blood vessels that enter and leave the heart.

74
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abdominopelvic cavity

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extends from the diaphragm to the groin and is encircled by the abdominal muscle wall and the bones and muscles of the pelvis. the abdominopelvic cavity is divided into two portions, even though no wall separates them. the superior portion is the abdominal cavity

75
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abdominopelvic subcavity: abdominal cavity

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contains the kidneys, suprarenal glands, stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestine, and most of the large intestine. the serous membrane is peritoneum membrane

76
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abdominopelvic subcavity: pelvic cavity

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contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction

77
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posterior/ dorsal

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towards back of body

78
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anterolateral

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situated or occurring in the front and side

79
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parietal

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lines outer layer of organ

80
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visceral

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lines inner layer of organ

81
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epigastric region

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upper middle area of the abdominopelvic

82
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which line separates the epigastric region and the umbilical region?

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subcostal line

83
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transtubercular line separates the umbilical region from which other region?

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hypogastric region

84
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term that refers to midway between the two clavicles?

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midclavicular

85
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another term for posterior?

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dorsal

86
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term that refers to the nose or beak

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rostrum

87
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term that refers to the tail

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caudal

88
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another term for anterior

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ventral

89
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regional anatomy is the study of…

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specific body areas

90
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viscera

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organs inside the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

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