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96 Cards in this Set
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Abdominal |
Anterior body trunk region inferior to ribs |
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Acromial |
Point of the shoulder |
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Antebrachial |
Forearm |
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Antecubital |
Anterior surface of the elbow |
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Axillary |
Armpit |
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Brachial |
Arm |
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Buccal |
Cheek |
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Carpal |
Wrist |
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Cephalic |
Head |
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Cervical |
Neck region |
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Coxal |
Hip |
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Crural |
Leg |
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Digital |
Fingers or toes |
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Femoral |
Thigh |
Big fried chicken |
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Fibular |
Side of leg |
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Frontal |
Forehead |
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Hallux |
Great toe |
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Inguinal |
Groin area |
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Manmary |
Breast region |
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Manus |
Hand |
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Mental |
Chin |
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Nasal |
Nose |
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Oral |
Mouth |
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Orbital |
Boney eye socket |
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Palmar |
Palm of hand |
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Patellar |
Anterior Knee region |
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Pedal |
Foot |
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Pelvic |
Pelvis region |
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Pollex |
Thumb |
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Anatomical position |
Human body standing up, feet slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the side with palms facing forward. |
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Axial |
Relating to the head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body. |
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Appendicular |
Relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis |
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Pubic |
Genital region |
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Sternal |
Region of the breastbone |
Sternum |
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Tarsal |
Ankle |
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Thoracic |
Chest |
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Umbilical |
Navel (belly button) |
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Calcaneal |
Heel of the foot |
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Cephalic |
Head |
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Dorsum |
Back |
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Gluteal |
Buttocks or Rump |
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Lumbar |
Area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
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Occipital |
Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull |
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Olecranial |
Posterior aspect of the elbow |
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Otic |
Ear |
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Perineal |
Region between the anus and external genitalia |
Between booty hole and genital area |
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Plantar |
Sole of the foot |
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Popliteal |
Back of the knee |
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Sacral |
Region between the hips |
Below lumbar and butt |
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Scapular |
Scapula or shoulder blade area |
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Aural |
Calf or posterior surface of the leg |
Baby cow |
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Vertebral |
Area of the spinal column |
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Superior |
Above |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Anterior |
Front |
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Posterior |
Back |
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Medial |
Toward the midline |
Sternum is medial to the ribs |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline or median plane |
Ear is lateral to the nose |
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Cephalad |
Towards the head |
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Caudal |
Toward the tail (going down) |
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Ventral |
Belly side |
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Dorsal |
Back side |
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Proximal |
Nearer the trunk or attached end |
Knee is proximal to the toes |
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Distal |
Farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
The fingers are distal to the elbow |
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Superficial (external) |
Toward or at the body of the surface |
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Deep (internal) |
Away from the body surface |
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Section |
Cut |
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Saggital plane |
Runs longitude and divides body into right and left parts |
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Frontal plane (coronal plane) |
Longitudal plane that divide the bodys or (an organ) into anterior and posterior parts |
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Transverse plane |
Divides body (or organ) into superior and inferior parts running horizontally |
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Cross sections |
Organs that are sectioned (cut) alone the transverse plane |
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Cranial cavity |
Rigid skull and encases the brain |
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Vertebral or spinal cavity |
Spinal cord |
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Dorsal body cavity |
Subdivided into cranial and vertebral cavities |
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Ventral body cavity |
Subdivided as thoracic, abdominalpelvic, and abdominal cavity. |
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Thoracic cavity |
Dope shaped diaphragm. Heart and lungs are protected by rib cage. |
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Abdominalpelvic cavity |
Cavity that is inferior to the diaphragm. |
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Abdominal cavity |
Houses stomach, intestines, liver and other organs. |
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Pelvic cavity |
Enclosed by bony pelvis and contains reproductive organs, bladder and rectum. |
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Serosa or serous membrane |
Walls of the ventral body cavity and outer surface of organs contain a covered thin double layered membrane |
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Parietal serosa |
Part of the membrane lining the cavity wall |
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Visceral serosa |
Covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity. |
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Peritoneum |
Serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering it's organs |
Serosa- thin double layered membrane to act as a lubricant for organs to rub against each other |
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Pleura |
Serosa enclosing the lungs |
Protective layer of the respiratory system |
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Pericardium |
Series around the heart |
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Quadrants |
4 equal regions of the abs |
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Umbilical region |
Centermost region, umbilicus |
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Epigastric region |
Immediately superior to the umbilical region, overlies most of the stomach |
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Hypogastric (pubic region) |
Immediately inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area. |
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Iliac, or inguinal region |
Lateral to the hypogastric region and overlying the superior parts of the hip bones |
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Lumbar regions |
Between the ribs and flaring portions of the hip bones; lateral to the umbilical region |
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Hypochondriac regions |
Flanking the epigastric region laterally and overlying the lower ribs |
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Oral cavity |
Mouth, that contains tounge and teeth |
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Nasal cavity |
Nose, part of the passage way of the respiratory system |
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Middle ear cavities |
Medial to an ear drum, transmit sound vibrations to the hearing receptor |
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Synovial cavities |
Joint cavities |
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