Lab Test 1 Flashcards
Transverse plane
Separates into top and bottom
Midsagittal plane
Seperates into left and right
Coronal plane
Seperates anterior and posterior
Oblique plane
Cuts diagonally
Medial
Towards the center
Lateral
Away from the center
Proximal
Close to reference point
Distal
Away from reference point
Cephalon region
Referring to head
Cervical region
Referring to necj
Thoracic region
Referring to upper back
Abdominal region
Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Pedal
Feet
Appendicular region
Referring to all four limbs
Axial region
Head neck and trunk
Cephalic (head)
Frontal (forehead)
Orbital (eye)
Nasal (nose)
Buccal (cheek)
Oral (mouth)
Mental (chin)
Thoracic (upper back)
Axillary (armpit)
Mammary (breast)
Pectoral (chest)
Sternal (sternum)
Pelvic region
Coxal (hip)
Inguinal (groin).
Upper extremity
-Deltoid (shoulder)
Brachial (arm)
Antecubital (front of elbow)
Olecranal (elbow)
Antebrachial (forearm)
- Carpal (wrist)
Dorsum of the hand
Manus (hand)
Palmar (palm)
Digital (finger)
Lower extremity
- Femoral (thigh)
Patellar (kneecap)
Popliteal (posterior of knee)
Crural (leg)
Sural (calf)
Calcaneal (heel)
Plantar surface (sole)
Pes (foot)
Tarsal (ankle)
Top of the foot
Digital (toe)
Cephalic (head)
-Cranial (surrounding the brain)
-Occipital (back of head)
Auricular (ear)
Vertebral
(spinal column)
Sacral
Between the gluteal