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human body regions Flashcards

1
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Abdominal

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Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones

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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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4
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Axillary

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Armpit

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5
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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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6
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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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10
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Cervical

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Neck

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Coxal

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Hip

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12
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Cranial

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Skull

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13
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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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14
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Deltoid

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Shoulder

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15
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Digital

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Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

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16
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Dorsal/Dorsum

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Back

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17
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Facial

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Face

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18
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Femoral

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Thigh

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19
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Fibular

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Lateral aspect of the leg

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20
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Frontal

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Forehead

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21
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Gluteal

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Buttock

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22
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Hallux

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Great toe

23
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Inguinal

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Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease 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

25
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Mammary

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Breast

26
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Manus

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Hand

27
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Mental

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Chin

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Nasal

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Nose

29
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Occipital

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Posterior aspect of the head

30
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Olecranal

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Posterior aspect of the elbow

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Oral

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Mouth

32
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Orbital

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Eye

33
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Palmar

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Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

34
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Patellar

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Kneecap

35
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Pectoral

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Chest

36
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Pelvic

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Pelvis

37
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Perineal

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Diamond-shaped region between the legs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs

38
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Pes

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Foot

39
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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

40
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Pollex

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Thumb

41
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Popliteal

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Area posterior to the knee

42
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Pubic

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Anterior region of the pelvis

43
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Radial

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Lateral (thumb side) aspect of forearm

44
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Sacral

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Posterior region between the hip bones

45
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Scapular

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Shoulder blade

46
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Sternal

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Anterior middle region of the thorax

47
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Sural

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Calf (posterior part of the leg)

48
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Tarsal

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Ankle, root of the foot

49
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Thoracic

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Chest or thorax

50
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Tibial

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Medial aspect of leg

51
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Ulnar

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Medial aspect of the forearm

52
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Umbilical

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Navel

53
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Vertebral

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Spinal column

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Auricular

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Visible surface structures of the ear

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