Medical Terminology — Body Regions Flashcards by Eva-Love Pépin

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Abdominal

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Portion of trunk below the diaphragm

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Anatomical position

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Body standing upright

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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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Anterior

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Front

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Appendicular

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Appendages, extremities

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Arm

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Upper limb between shoulder and elbow

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Axial

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Head, neck, torso

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Axillary

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Armpit area

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Brachial

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Arm

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Buccal

A

Inner surfaces of cheeks

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Caudal

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Tail

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Celiac

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Abdomen

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Cephalic

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Head

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Cervical

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Neck

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Coronal

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Divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior portions.

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Costal

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Ribs

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Cranial

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Skull

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Crural

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Leg

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Cubital

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Elbow or forearm

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Cutaneous

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Skin

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Deep

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Below the surfaces of the body

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Digital

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Fingers, toes

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Distal

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Away from point of origin

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Dorsal

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Back

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Epigastric

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Above the stomach

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Extremities

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Limbs

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Femoral

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Thighs

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Forearm

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Between elbow and wrists

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Groin

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Between abdomen and thighs

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Hypochondriac

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Below the cartilage of the ribs

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Hypogastric

A

Below the stomach

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Iliac

A

Hip bones

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Inferior

A

Toward the feet

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Inguinal

A

Groin

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Lateral

A

Side, away from midline

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Leg

A

Between knee and ankle

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Lumbar

A

Lower back and side

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Mammary

A

Breasts

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Medial

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Middle, toward midline

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Midsaggital plane

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Divides the body in its exact median, into two near-mirror images

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Occipital

A

Back of lower skull

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Ophthalmic

A

Eyes

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Oral

A

Mouth

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Orbital

A

Bony cavity containing eyeball

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Palmar

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Palm

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Patellar

A

Knee

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Pectoral

A

Chest

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Pedal

A

Foot

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Pelvic

A

Lower portion of torso

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Perineal

A

Between anus and genitals

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Planes

A

Sections of body space

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Plantar

A

Sole of foot

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Popliteal

A

Behind knee

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Posterior

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Back

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Prone

A

Lying on belly

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Proximal

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Near point of origin

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Quadrants

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One of four sections in the abdominopelvic area

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Recumbent

A

Lying on back, face up

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Sacral

A

Base of spine

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Saggital plane

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Divides the body vertically, into right and left parts

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Superficial

A

Close to the surface of the body

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Superior

A

Toward the head

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Supine

A

Lying on back, face up

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Supraclavicle

A

Area above clavicle

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Tarsal

A

Ankle

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Temporal

A

Side of skull

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Thoracic

A

Chest

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body horizontally, into superior and inferior parts

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Umbilical

A

Navel

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Ventral

A

Toward belly

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Volar

A

Palm or sole

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Zygomatic

A

Cheek