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The Language Of Anatomy Flashcards

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Abdominal

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Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

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Acromial

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Point of the shoulder

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3
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Antebrachial

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Forearm

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4
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Antecubital

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Anterior surface of the elbow

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5
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Axillary

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Armpit

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Brachial

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Arm

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Carpal

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Wrist

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Cervical

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Neck region

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Coxal

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Hip

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Crural

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Leg

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12
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Digital

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Fingers or toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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14
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Fibular

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Side of the leg

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15
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Hallux

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Great toe

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16
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Inguinal

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Groin

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Mammary

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Breast

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Manus

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Hand

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Nasal

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Nose

20
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Oral

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Mouth

21
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Orbital

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Bony eye socket (orbit)

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Patellar

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Anterior knee (kneecap) region

23
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Pelvic

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Pelvis region

24
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Pollex

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Thumb

25
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Pubic

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Genital region

26
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Sternal

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Region of the breastbone

27
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Tarsal

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Ankle

28
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Thoracic

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Chest

29
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Umbilical

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Naval

30
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Calcaneal

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Heel of the foot

31
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Cephalic

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Head

32
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Gluteal

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Buttocks or rump

33
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Lumbar

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Area of the back between the ribs and the hips; the loin

34
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Occipital

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Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

35
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Olecranal

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Posterior aspect of the elbow

36
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Otic

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Ear

37
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Popliteal

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Back of the knee

38
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Sacral

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Area between the hips

39
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Scapular

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Scapula or shoulder blade area

40
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Sural

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Calf or posterior surface of the leg

41
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Vertebral

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Area of the spinal column

42
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-above/below
- these terms refer to the location of a structure along the long axis of the body

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Superior/inferior

43
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-front/back
-the structures most forward in the body/most toward the backside of the body

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Anterior/posterior

44
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-toward the midline/away from the midline

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Medial/lateral

45
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-toward the head/toward the tail
-in humans, these are interchangeable with superior and interior
-in animals, these are synonyms to anterior and posterior

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Cephalad/caudal

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