Science Flashcards
cephalic
head
cranial
skull
facial
face
cervial
neck
axillary
armpit
brachial
arm
antecubital
front of elbow
antebrachial
forearm
carpal
wrist
palmar
palm
pollex
thumb
digital/phallangeal
fingers/toes
femoral
thigh
patella
front of knee
crural
shin
pedal
foot
tarsal
ankle
dorsum
top of foot/back of hand
hallux
great toe/big toe
sternal
breastbone
thoracic
chest
mammary
breast
abdominal
abdomen
umbilical
navel
coxa
hip
pelvic
pelvis
inguinal
groin
pubic
pubis
manual
hand
frontal
forehead
tomporal
temple
orbital/occular
eye
otic
ear
buccal
cheek
nasal
nose
oral
mouth
mental
chin
occipital
base of skull
acromial
shoulder
scapular
shoulder blade
vertebral
spinal column
dorsal
back
olecranal/cubital
back of elbow
lumbar
loin
sacral
between hips
coccygeal
tailbone
gluteal
buttock
perineal
between anus and external genitals
popliteal
back of knee
sural
calf
plantar
sole
calcaneal
heel
coronal
frontal plane
transverse
top/bottom plane
sagittal/median
left/right plane
superior
above
inferior
below
anterior
front
posterior
back
lateral
outside
medial
toward midline
b.in the human body, which of the following body parts are in a superior position to the lungs?
a. stomach
b. trachea
c. spleen
d. heart
e. brain
b. trachea
e. brain
in two to three sentences, describe the part of the arm that is most distal to the shoulder of the human body
distal refers to the “farthest away.” the thumb is farthest away from the shoulder of the body
which terms add clarity to anatomical position relative to the coronal plane?
“anterior” and “posterior
Which two terms are likely to appear in the same discussion related to a part of the body
“dorsal” and “lumbar”
which of the following statements below is/are accurate?
a. the axillary region is superior to the cephalic region
b. the oral, nasal, buccal, and ocular regions are all anterior to the occipital region
c. digital or phalangeal structures may be pedal or manual
d. the axillary, brachial, antecubital, antebrachial, popliteal, and sural subregions are all associated with the upper limbs
b.
c.