Regional Terms Flashcards
The Cephalic Region refers to what?
Head/Skull
The The Cephalic Region is comprised of what 2 portions and what 8 sub portions?
Facial + Cranial Frontal (forehead) Temporal (temple) Occipital/Occular (eye) Otic (cheek) Buccal (corner of mouth) Nasal (nose) Oral (mouth) Mental (chin)
What does the Cervical Region refer to ?
Neck
What does the Thoracic Region refer to ?
Chest (thorax)
What 3 regions are also cavities?
Thoracic, Pelvis, and Abdominal
What does the Axillary Region refer to?
Armpit
What does the Brachial Region refer to?
“Arm” (upper “arm”)
What does the Antebrachial Region refer to?
Region between elbow and hand
What does the Antecubital Region refer to?
Inner elbow
What does the Manual Region refer to ?
Hand
The Carpal Region refers to what?
Wrist (carpus)
What does the Palmer/Volar Region refer to ?
Palm
What does the Digital/Phalangeal Region refer to ?
Digits
What does the Pollex Region refer to ?
Thumb
What does the Femoral Region refer to?
Thigh
What does the Patellar Region refer to?
Knee
What does the Crural Region refer to?
Shin
What does the Pedal Region refer to?
Ankle “pedal” (tarsal + digits)
What terms make up the hand/foot?
Phalanx, phalanges, digits
What does the Dorsum Region refer to ?
Top of Foot
What does the Hallux region refer to?
Big Toe
The Outer Ankle is called the what?
Lateral tarsus
The Inner Ankle is called what?
Medial Tarsus
The upper limb consists of what parts?
The Brachium, Antebrachium, and the Hand
The lower limb consists of what parts?
The Thigh, Leg, and Foot
The Scapular Region refers to what?
Shoulder blade
The Vertebral Region refers to what?
Spine
The Olecranan/Cubital Region refers to what?
Elbow
The Lumbar Region refers to what?
The Lower Back
The Sacral Region refers to what?
Tail bone
The Gluteal Region refers to what?
The Glutes
The Popliteal Region refers to what?
Back of knee
The Plantar Region refers to what?
The bottom of the foot
The Spine consists of what parts?
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Coccygeal
