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Chapter 2 Combining Forms > Human Body Regions > Flashcards

Human Body Regions Flashcards

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Abdominal

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region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Antecubital

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region anterior to the elbow; also know as the cubital region

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auricular

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visible surface structures of the ear

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axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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arm

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buccal

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cheek

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calcaneal

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heel of 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; portion 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

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dorsal/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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gerat toe

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inguinal

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groin

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lumbar

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realting to the loins, or the interior 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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head

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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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olecranal

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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 of the hand

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patellar

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kneecap

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pectoral

A

chest

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plevic

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plevis

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perineal

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diamond shaped region between the legs that contains 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

A

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) aspect of 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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navel

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vertebral

A

spinal column

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