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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; aka cubital region

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auricular

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ear

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axillary

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armpit

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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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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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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 (the portion of the lower limb 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 (also called phalangeal)

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dorsal

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back

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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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great toe

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inguinal

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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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lumbar

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relating to the loins, or the part of the back and sides between ribs and pelvis

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mammary

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breast

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manus

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hand

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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

A

posterior aspect of the head

30
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olecranal

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posterior of the elbow

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oral

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mouth

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orbital

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eye

33
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palmar

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palm of the hand

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patellar

A

kneecap

35
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pelvic

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pelvis

36
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perineal

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

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pes

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foot

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plantar

A

sole of the foot

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pollex

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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 aspect of the 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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proximal part of foot and ankle

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thoracic

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chest or thorax

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tibial

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medial aspect of the leg

50
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ulnar

A

medial aspect of the forearm

51
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umbilical

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navel

52
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vertebral

A

spinal column

Human Anatomy (15 decks)

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