Terms Flashcards by Rachel kanapsky | Brainscape

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Inferior

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Below or towards the feet

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Superior

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Above or towards the head

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Anterior

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Infront

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Posterior

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Back

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Medial

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Toward the middle

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Lateral

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Toward the side

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Plantar

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Bottom of the foot

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Dorsal

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Back

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Palmar

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Palms

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Parietal

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Top and sides of head

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Thorax

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Chest

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Crural

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Leg

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Patellar

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Front of knee/ knee cap

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Pubic

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Pubis

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Inguinal

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Groin

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Coxal

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Tail bone

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Lumbar

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Lower back

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Acromial

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Shoulder

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Nuchal

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Back of the neck

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Appendage

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Arm or leg

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Cranial

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Head

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Cephalic

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Head

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Frontal

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Forehead

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Oral

A

Mouth

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Cervical

A

Neck

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Brachial

A

Arm

Q

Tarsal

A

Ankles

Q

Metacarpal

A

Hand

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Cubital

A

Front of elbow

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Mammary

A

Breast

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Antebrachial

A

Forearm

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Calcaneal

A

Heel

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Sural

A

Leg/ calf

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Popliteal

A

Back of knee

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Gluteal

A

Butt

Q

Sacral

A

Below lower back

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Ophthalmic

A

Eyes

Q

Facial

A

Face

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Navel

A

Belly button/ umbilicus

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Axillary

A

Arm pit

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Volar

A

Palm

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Zygomatic

A

Cheek

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Cutaneous

A

Skin

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Perineal

A

Between genitals and anus

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Pedal

A

Foot

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Temporal

A

Temples

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Supraclavicular

A

Above collar bones

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Buccal

A

Inside mouth

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Pinna

A

Outside of ear

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Occipital

A

Back of the head

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Proximal

A

Close to the body (shoulder is proximal to hand)

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Distal

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Away from body (hand is distal to shoulder)