Unit 1 - anatomical position and terms Flashcards
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The head
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Cephalic - Cranium (think hydrocephalus)
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The neck
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Cervical
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The armpit
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Axillary
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The (upper) arm
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Branchial (think tree branch)
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The forearm
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Antebrachial (think front/anterior of “brachial”/arm)
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The front of the elbow
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Antecubital (think front/anterior of “cubital”/elbow)
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The wrist
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Carpal (think carpal tunnel syndrome)
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The palm
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Palmar
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The fingers
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Digital/phalangeal
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The skull
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Cranial
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The face
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Facial
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The ankle
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Tarsal
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The anterior surface of the knee/kneecap
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Patellar
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The thigh
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Femoral
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The foot
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Pedal (think gas pedal)
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The (lower) leg
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Crural (think its “cruel” to get hit in the shin)
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Toes
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Digital or phalangeal (same as fingers)
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The forehead
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Frontal
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The temple
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Temporal
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The eyes
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Orbital/ocular
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The ears
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Otic
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The cheek
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Buccal (think buccal administration)
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The nose
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Nasal
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The mouth
Oral
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The chin
Mental (mental health)
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The breastbone
Sternum
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The chest (cavity)
Thoracic
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The abdomen
Abdominal
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The hip
Coxal
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The pelvis
Pelvic
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The pubis
Pubic
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The thumb
Pollex (think hand turkey/chicken "poultry/pullet")
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The hand
Manual (think "driving manual")
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The top of the foot
Dorsum (dorsal/upper side)
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Great toe/big toe
Hallux
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Base of the skull
Occipital
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Shoulder blade
Scapular
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Spinal column
Vertebral
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Back
Dorsal
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Back of elbow
Olecranal or cubital (opposite of front of elbow)
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Loin/lower back
Lumbar
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Between hips
Sacral
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Buttock
Gluteal
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Region between anus and external genitals
Perineal
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Back of knee
Popliteal
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Sole of foot
Plantar (think plantar warts)
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Back of hand
Dorsum (think dorsal/back)
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Heel
Calcaneal
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Planes that divides anterior (front) and posterior (back)
Frontal/coronal
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Plane that divides into left and right from the midline
Midsagittal/Median
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Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) sections
Transverse plane/cross-sectional
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A cut of the body of an organ alone on of the planes is called
A section
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Contents of the cranial cavity
Brain
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Contents of the vertebral canal
Spinal cord and beginning of spinal nerves
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Contents of the thoracic cavity
| Cavities
Pleural, pericardial cavities and mediastinum
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Where is the pleural cavity and what is the membrane called
Each surrounding one lung, each one is called the pleura
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Where is the pericardial cavity and what is the membrane called
Surrounds the heart, called the pericardium
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Contents of the mediastinum
All structures of the thoracic cavity other than the lungs, including the heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea and large blood vessels. (Diaphragm to collar bones)
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What 2 cavities make up the abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominal and pelvic cavity (diaphragm to ass)
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Contents of the abdominal cavity
Stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestines, most of the large intestines
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What is the membrane of the abdominal cavity called?
Peritoneum
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Contents of the pelvic cavity
Bladder, portions of the large intestine and internal reproductive organs
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What are the organs in the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities called?
Viscera
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What is a serous membrane?
Thin, slippery double-layered membrane that covers the vicsera
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Where is the thymus?
Between the lungs in the medastinum
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