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Regional/Directional Terms Flashcards

1
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Abdominal

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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs

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Nasal

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Nose Area

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Antecubital

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Anterior surface of elbow

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Occipital

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Posterior surface of head

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5
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Axillary

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Armpit

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Olecranal

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Posterior surface of elbow

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Brachial

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Arm

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Oral

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Mouth

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Buccal

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Cheek area

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Orbital

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Eye area

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Calcaneal

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Heel of foot

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12
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Patellar

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Anterior knee

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13
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Carpal

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Wrist

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14
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Pelvic

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Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

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15
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Cephalic

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Head

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16
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Popliteal

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Posterior knee area

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Cervical

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Neck region

18
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Sacral

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Area between hips

19
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Coxal

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Hip

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Scapular

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Shoulder blade region

21
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Digital

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Fingers, toes

22
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Sternal

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Breastbone area

23
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Femoral

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Thigh

24
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Tarsal

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Ankle region

25
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Gluteal

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Buttock

26
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Thoracic

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Chest

27
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Inguinal

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Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

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Umbilical

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Navel

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Lumbar

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Area of back between ribs and hips

30
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Vertebral

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Area of spine

31
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Anterior

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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

32
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Posterior

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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind

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Inferior

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Below

34
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Superior

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Above

35
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Medial

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Toward or at the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body’ on the outer side

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Distal

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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Proximal

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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

39
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Superficial

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Toward or at the body surface

40
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Deep

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Away from the body surface;more internal

41
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Ventral

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Same as anterior

42
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Dorsal

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Same as posterior

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