Terminology Flashcards by Kenneth Wright | Brainscape

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foot

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Pes (pedal)

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great/big toe

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Hallux

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toes

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Digits (digital or phalangeal)

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ankle

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Tarsus (tarsal)

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leg (knee to ankle)

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Crus (crural)

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kneecap

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Patella (patellar)

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fingers

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Digits (digital or phalangeal)

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thumb

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Pollex

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palm

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Palma (palmar)

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wrist

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Carpus (carpal)

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forearm

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Antebrachium (antebrachial)

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front of elbow

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Antecubitis (antecubital)

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arm (shoulder to elbow)

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Brachium (brachial)

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armpit

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Axilla (axillary)

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chin

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Mentis (mental)

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mouth

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Oris (oral)

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head

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Cephalon (cephalic)

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skull

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Cranium (cranial)

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face

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Facies (facial)

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Cranium + Facies

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Cephalon

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forehead

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Frons (frontal)

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eye

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Oculus (orbital or ocular)

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ear

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Auris (otic)

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cheek

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Bucca (buccal)

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nose

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Nasus (nasal)

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neck

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Cervicis (cervix or cervical)

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thorax, chest

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Thoracis (thoracic)

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breast

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Mamma (mammary)

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abdominal

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Abdomen

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navel

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Umbilicus (umbilical)

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pelvic

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Pelvis

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Thoracis + Mamma + Abdomen + Umbilicus + Pelvis

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Trunk

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hand

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Manus (manual)

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groin

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Inguen (inguinal)

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pubic

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Pubis

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thigh

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Femur (femoral)

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lower back (loin)

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Lumbus (lumbar)

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back of elbow

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Olecranon (olecranal)

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back

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Dorsum (dorsal)

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acromial

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Shoulder

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buttock

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Gluteus (gluteal)

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back of knee

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Popliteus (popliteal)

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calf

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Sura (sural)

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heel of foot

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Calcaneus (calcaneal)

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sole of foot

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Planta (plantar)

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vertical section resulting in front and back

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frontal

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vertical section resulting in left and right

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sagittal

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section down the middle

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midline

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midline section resulting in equal portions of left and right

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midsagittal

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horizontal/cross section resulting in top and bottom

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transverse

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towards the front/

towards the back

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anterior/

posterior

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above/

below

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superior/

inferior

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further from the midline/

closer to the midline

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lateral/

medial

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top or back (posterior)/

bottom or front (anterior)

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dorsal/

ventral

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closer to the trunk of the body/

further from the trunk of the body

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proximal/

distal

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toward the tail/

toward the head

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caudal/

cranial (rostral)

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closer to the surface of the skin/

further from the surface of the skin

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superficial/

deep