terminology Flashcards
what is the Medial description
toward the middle of the body
what is the lateral description
away from the middle of the body
what is inferior description
toward the bottom
what is the superior description
toward the head
what is the proximal description
closer to the trunk, about an extremity
what is the distal description
referencing the extremity father from the trunk
what is the superficial description
close to the surface
what is deep description
away from the surface, underneath
what is the anterior description
toward the front of the body, ventral
what is the posterior description
toward the back of the body
what is the cranium
skull
what is the facies
face
what is the oris
mouth
whats the axilla
armpit
whats the brachium
arm
what the antecubitis
front of elbow
whats the antebrachium
forearm
whats the carpus
wrist
whats the pollex
thumb
whats the palma
palm
whats the digits/phalanges
fingers
whats the patella
kneecap
whats the crus
leg
tarsus
ankle
whats the digits/phalanges
toes
whats the hallux
big toe
whats pes
foot
whats the femur
thigh
whats pubis
pubic
whats inguen or groin
inguenal
whats pelvis
pelvic
whats coxal
hip
whats umbilicus
umbilical
whats abdomen
stomach
whats thorax
chest
whats mamma
breast
whats cervicis
neck
whats nasus
nose
whats Auris
ear
whats bucca
cheek
whats oculus
eye
whats cephalon
head
acromial
shoulder
dorsum
back
brachium
arm
olecranon
back of elbow
antebrachium
forearm
lumbus
lumbar middle of back
sacrum
lower middle of back toward butt crack
popliteus
back of kneecap
glutes
butt
manus
hand
sura
calf
calcaneus
heel of foot
transverse
a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections.
planta
sole of foot
sagittal
a vertical plane that divides the body into left and right sections
frontal
The frontal plane is the plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion.
1st chamber of the abdomen
right hypochondriac
2nd chamber of the abdomen
epigastric region
3rd chamber of the abdomen
left hypochondriac
4th chamber of the abdomen
right lumbar
5th chamber of the abdomen
umbillical region
6th chamber of the abdomen
left lumbar
7th chamber of the abdomen
right iliac region
8th chamber of the abdomen
hypogastric region
9th chamber of the abdomen
left iliac region