Regional Names Flashcards by Nichole Takeuchi

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Groin

A

Inguinal

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Top of the foot

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Dorsum

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Stomach, belly, tummy

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Abdominal

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The whole lower leg

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Crural

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Ear

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Ottic/aurical

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Ankle

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Tarsal

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Cheek

A

Buccal

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Back of the lower leg

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Sural

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Eyes

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Ocular/optic/orbital

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Between the hip bones

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Pelvic

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Sternum

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Sternal

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Mouth

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Oral

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Upper arm

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Brachial

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Genital

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Pubic

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Behind the knee

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Popliteal

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Palm

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Palmar

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Knee cap

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Patellar

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Heel

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Calcaneal

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Lower back

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Lumbar

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Brain

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Cranial

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Forearm

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Antebrachial

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Upper jaw

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Maxillary

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Hand

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Manus

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Hip

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Coxal

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Rip cage

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Thoracic

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Neck

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Cervical

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Back of the hand

A

Dorsum

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Toes

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Digital

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Buttocks

A

Gluteal

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Back of elbow

A

Olecranal

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Chest

A

Pectoral

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Forhead

A

Frontal

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Sole, bottom of the foot

A

Plantar surface

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Tailbone

A

Coccygeal

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Breast

A

Mammary

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Back if the cranium, above where the head meets the neck

A

Occipital

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Fingers

A

Digital

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Shoulder

A

Acromial

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Upper leg

A

Femoral

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Front of elbow

A

Antecubital

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Wrist

A

Carpal

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Chin

A

Mental

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Where the spine meets the hips

A

Sacral

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Nose

A

Nasal

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Foot

A

Pes

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Arm pit

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Axillary

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Sagittal

A

Separates left and right

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Frontal/coronal

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Separates back and front

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Transverse/horazontal

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Top and bottom

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Oblique

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Diagonal plane

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Supine

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Face up

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Prone

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Face down

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Cranial/ superior reference

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Closer to head

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Caudal/inferior reference

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Toward the coccyx

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Anterior/ ventral reference

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Front or towards the front

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Posterior/ dorsal reference

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Back or towards the back

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Proximal reference

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Closer to an attachment point

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Distal reference

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Further away from attachment point

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Deep reference

A

Further away from surface of skin

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Superficial reference

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Nearer to surface of body

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Medial reference

A

Towards the midline

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Lateral reference

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Away from midline