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Human Body Regions Flashcards

1
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region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

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abdominal

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

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antebrachial

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

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antecubital

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4
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visible surface structures of the ear

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auricular

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5
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armpit

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axillary

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

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brachial

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7
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cheek

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buccal

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8
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heel of the foot

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calcaneal

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9
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wrist

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carpal

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head

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cephalic

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neck

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cervical

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hip

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coxal

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13
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skull

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cranial

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

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crural

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15
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shoulder

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deltoid

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16
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fingers or toes

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digital/ phalanges

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back

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dorsal

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18
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thigh

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femoral

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19
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lateral aspect of the leg

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fibular

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20
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forehead

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frontal

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21
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buttock

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gluteal

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22
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great toe

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hallux

23
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groin (sometimes used to indicate just the crease in the junction of the thigh with the trunk)

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inguinal

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the “small of the back” the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis

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lumbar

25
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breast

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mammary

26
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hand

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manus

27
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chin

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mental

28
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nose

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nasal

29
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posterior aspect of the head

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occipital

30
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posterior aspect of the elbow

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olecranal

31
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mouth

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oral

32
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eye

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orbital

33
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palm of the hand

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palmar

34
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kneecap

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patellar

35
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pelvis

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pelvic

36
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chest, includes the mammary region

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pectoral

37
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diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs

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perineal

38
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foot

A

pes

39
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sole of the foot

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plantar

40
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thumb

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pollex

41
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area posterior to the knee

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popliteal

42
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anterior region of the pelvis

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pubic

43
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lateral aspect (thumb side) of the forearm

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radial

44
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posterior region between the hip bones

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sacral

45
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shoulder blade

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scapular

46
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anterior middle region of the thorax

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sternal

47
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calf (posterior part of the leg)

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sural

48
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proximal part of foot and ankle

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tarsal

49
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part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

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thoracic

50
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medial aspect of the leg

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tibial

51
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medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm

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ulnar

52
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navel

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umbilical

53
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spinal column

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vertebral

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