Terminology Flashcards by maria garcia

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Anatomical position

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Standing straight up w/ palms facing forward

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Supine

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Laying face up

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Prone

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Laying face down

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Superior

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High up- only true for the axial skeleton

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Inferior

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Lower down

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Cranial

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Closer to head

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Caudal

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Closer to the tail-bottom

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Anterior

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Closer to the front

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Posterior

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Closer to the back

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the front of the body, chest,abdomen,shins etc.

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back of the body like the butt,calves,knuckles

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Medial

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Closer to the middle of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment

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Distal

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Further away from the point of attachment

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Superficial

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Closer to the surface

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Deep

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Further on the inside

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SagittaL plane or section

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VERTICAL LINE cute that make a right and a left piece

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Frontal section

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Vertical line that make a front and a back

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Transverse section

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Horizontal cut making upper and lower pieces

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Cavity

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Space

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Dorsal body cavity

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Brain and spinal cord

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Cranial cavity

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The space where your brain is inside

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Vertebral Cavity

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Where the spine lives

Ventral body cavity

Everything I front of the spine

Thoracic cavity

Chest

Pleural Cavities

surround the lung

Pericardial cavity

Spaces surrounding the heart only

Abdominopelvic cavity

Portion of the ventral cavity below the diaphragm

Acromegaly

Shoulder

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Arm

Ante brachial

Forearm

AntiCubital

Front part of the elbow/where blood is drawn

Gluteal

Butt

Femoral

Thigh

Patellar

Front part of the knee

Popliteal

Back of the knee

Crural

Shin/ front part of your leg

Plantar

Bottom of your foot

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Thoracic

Chest/rib cage

Abdominal

Abdomen

Umbilical

Belly button

Pubic

Lower part of pelvis

Ocular

Eye

Oral

Mouth