Parts of Body Flashcards
1
Q
Antecubital*
A
anterior surface of elbow
2
Q
Axillary*
A
Armpit
3
Q
Brachial*
A
Arm (upper) Anterior and Posterior
4
Q
Antebrachial*
A
lower Arm
5
Q
Buccal
A
Cheek
6
Q
Carpal *
A
Wrist
7
Q
Cervical*
A
Neck Anterior and Posterior
8
Q
Coxal*
A
Hip
9
Q
Deltoid
A
Roundness of shoulder caused by deltoid muscle
10
Q
Digital*
A
Fingers and TOes
11
Q
Femoral
A
Thigh Anterior and Posterior
12
Q
Fibular
A
Side of leg Anterior and Posterior
13
Q
Inguinal
A
Groin - toward the sides by hip bone
14
Q
Mammary
A
Breast
15
Q
Manus
A
Hand
16
Q
Nasal
A
Nose
17
Q
Oral*
A
Mouth
18
Q
Orbital*
A
Eye socket
19
Q
Patellar*
A
anterior knee
20
Q
Pelvic
A
Pelvis
21
Q
Pubic
A
genital region
22
Q
Sternal
A
breastbone
23
Q
Tarsal*
A
Ankle
24
Q
Thoracic
A
Chest
25
Umbilical
Navel
26
Cephalic
head Posterior
27
Gluteal
Butt
28
Lumbar
Area between back of ribs and hips
29
Occipital*
Base of skull
30
Popliteal
Back of knee
31
Sacral
area between hips
32
Scapular
Shoulder blades
33
Sural
Calf
34
Vertebral
spine
35
Olecranal
elbow
36
Superior/Inferior
Above/Below
37
Anterior/Posterior
Front/Back
38
Medial/lateral
towards middle/ away from middle
39
Cephalad/caudal
- towards head/towards tail
- superior/inferior in humans
- anterior/posterior in 4 legged animals
40
Dorsal/Ventral
- backside/belly side
- anterior/posterior in humans
- superior/inferior in 4 legged animals
41
Proximal/distal
near trunk/away from trunk
42
Superficial/deep
towards inside of body/near skin
43
Sagittal Plane
Length from head to feet
44
Midsagittal plane
cuts body from left to right
45
Frontal plane
Cuts body into front and back
46
Transverse plane
Makes slices horizontally
47
Oblique
Angled plane
48
Cranial cavity
contains the brain
49
Dorsal Cavity
Includes cranial cavity and vertebral cavity
50
Vertebral Cavity
contains spinal column
51
Thoracic Cavity
contains the heart and lungs
52
Where is Diaphragm
separates the thoracic and abdominal cavity on the anterior
53
Abdominal cavity
Contains the digestive viscera
54
Pelvic Cavity
Contains the urinary bladder, reproductive organs and rectum
55
Superior Mediastinum
Upper section between Pleural cavities
56
Pleural Cavities
spot for lungs
57
Pericardial Cavity within the mediastinum
Where the heart is
58
Abdomino-pelvic cavity
Both the abdominal and pelvic cavities
59
Tic tac toe quadrant names
-Right hypochondriac
-Left hypochondriac
-Right Lumbar
-Left Lumbar
-Right iliac (inguinal)
-Left iliac (inguinal)
Epigastric region
Umbilical region
Hypogastric(pubic) region