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Gross anatomy |
The study of the body structures visible to the naked eye |
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Anatomical position |
The universally accepted standard position. I.e looks like mountain poses |
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Abdominal |
Located inferior to the ribs and superior to the hips |
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Acromial |
Point of shoulder |
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Antebrachial |
Forearm |
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Axillary |
Armpit |
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Brachial |
Arm (upper portion of the upper limb) |
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Buccal |
Cheek |
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Calcaneal |
Heel of the foot |
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Carpal |
Wrist |
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Cephalic |
Head |
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Cervical |
Neck |
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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 |
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Fibular (peroneal) |
Side of leg |
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Frontal |
Forehead |
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Gluteal |
Buttocks |
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Hallux |
Great Toe( big toe) |
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Inguinal |
Groin |
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Lumbar |
Lower back |
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Mammary |
Breast |
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Manus |
Hand |
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Mental |
Chin |
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Nasal |
Nose |
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Occipital |
Back of head |
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Olecranal |
Back of elbow |
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Oral |
Mouth |
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Otic |
Ear |
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Orbital |
Bony eye socket |
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Palmer |
Palm of hand |
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Patellar |
Kneecap |
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Pedal |
Foot |
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Pelvic |
Pelvis |
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Perineal |
Between the anus and the external genitalia |
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Plantar |
Sole of the foot |
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Pollex |
Thumb |
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Popliteal |
Back of knee |
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Pubic |
Genital |
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Sacral |
Posterior(back) region between hip bones |
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Scapular |
Shoulder blade |
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Sternal |
Breastbone |
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Sural |
Calf |
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Tarsal |
Ankle |
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Thoracic |
Chest |
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Umbilical |
Naval |
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Vertebral |
Spine |
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Superior (and example) |
Refers to placement above I.e the nose is superior to the mouth |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Anterior aka... |
Front. Ventral |
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Ventral aka... |
Anterior, front |
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Posterior aka |
Back, dorsal |
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Dorsal aka |
Back posterior |
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Medial |
Toward the midline |
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Lateral |
Further away from the midline or median plane |
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Cranial |
Toward the head |
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Caudal |
Toward the tail |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the trunk (or attached end) |
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Distal |
Farther from the trunk or point of attachment |
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Superficial aka |
External. Toward or at the body surface |
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Deep aka... |
Internal. Away from the body surface |
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Plane |
An imaginary surface or line |
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Median (midsagittal) plane |
Divide though the midline. |
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Frontal (coronal) plane |
Divides the posterior and anterior parts. Longitudinal plane |
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Transverse plane |
Plane that runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts |
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Antecubital |
Front on elbow |
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What things are apart of the trunk? |
Thoracic Mammary Sternal Abdominal Umbilical Pelvis |
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Olecranal |
Back of elbow |
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Sacral |
By the hips on the spine |
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RUQ |
Right upper quadrant |
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RLQ |
Right lower quadrant |
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LUQ |
Left upper quadrant |
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LLQ |
Left lower quadrant |
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What is the covered region |
Umbilical |
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What is the covered region? |
Epigastric region |
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What is the covered region? |
Hypogastric (pubic) region |
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What is covered? |
Right hypochondriac region |
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What is covered? |
Right lumbar region |
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What is covered? |
Right inguinal region |
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What is covered? |
Left hypochondriac region |
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What's covered? |
Left lumbar region |
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What's covered? |
Left inguinal region |
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What are the subdivisions within the thoracic cavity? |
Pleural cavity (1 per lung) Pericardial cavity Mediastinum |
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