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Description: Body Regions, Planes and Directions

Total Flash Cards: 73

Created: 08/25/2011 22:10:01

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Term
Acromial
Definition
Shoulder
Term
Abdominal
Definition
Anterior torso below diaphragm
Term
Antebrachial
Definition
Forearm
Term
Antecubital
Definition
Depressed area just in front of elbow
Term
Axillary
Definition
Armpit
Term
Brachial
Definition
Upper arm
Term
Calcaneal
Definition
Heel
Term
Carpal
Definition
Wrist
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Head
Term
Cervical
Definition
Neck
Term
Coxal
Definition
Hip
Term
Cranial
Definition
Skull
Term
Crural
Definition
Leg
Term
Cubital
Definition
Elbow
Term
Cutaneous
Definition
Skin
Term
Digital
Definition
Fingers or Toes
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Back or top
Term
Facial
Definition
Face
Term
Buccal
Definition
Cheek
Term
Frontal
Definition
Forehead
Term
Nasal
Definition
Nose
Term
Oral
Definition
Mouth
Term
Orbital/Orphthalmic
Definition
Eyes
Term
Otic
Definition
Ear
Term
Femoral
Definition
Thigh
Term
Gluteal
Definition
Butt
Term
Hallux
Definition
Big Toe
Term
Inguinal
Definition
Groin
Term
Lumbar
Definition
Lower back between ribs and pelvis
Term
Mammary
Definition
Breast
Term
Manual
Definition
Hand
Term
Mental
Definition
Chin
Term
Navel
Definition
Area around navel or umbilicus
Term
Occipital
Definition
Back of lower skull
Term
Olecranal
Definition
Back of elbow
Term
Palmar
Definition
Palm of Hand
Term
Patellar
Definition
Front of knee
Term
Pedal
Definition
Foot
Term
Pelvic
Definition
Lower portion of torso
Term
Perineal
Definition
Area between anus and genitals
Term
Plantar
Definition
Sole of Foot
Term
Pollex
Definition
Thumb
Term
Popliteal
Definition
Area behind knee
Term
Pubic
Definition
Pubis
Term
Supraclavicular
Definition
Area above clavicle
Term
Sural
Definition
Calf
Term
Tarsal
Definition
Ankle
Term
Temporal
Definition
Side of Skull
Term
Thoracic
Definition
Chest
Term
Zygomatic
Definition
Cheek
Term
Zygomatic
Definition
Cheek
Term
Lateral
Definition
Away from the midsagittal plane
Term
Medial
Definition
Towards the midsagittal plane
Term
Anterior
Definition
Toward the front of the body
Term
Posterior
Definition
Toward the back (rear)
Term
Superior
Definition
Toward the top of the body
Term
Inferior
Definition
Toward the bottom of the body
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Along the vertebral surface of the body
Term
Ventral
Definition
Along the belly surface of the body
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the trunk
Term
Distal
Definition
Away from the trunk
Term
Hypochondriac
Definition
Top right and left of the abdominopelvic cavity
Term
Epigastric
Definition
Top middle of the abdominopelvic cavity
Term
Lumbar
Definition
Right and left of the middle abdominopelvic cavity
Term
Umbilical
Definition
Center of the abdominopelvic cavity
Term
Iliac
Definition
Bottom right and left of the abdominopelvic region
Term
Transverse
Definition
Separating the body region into equal top and bottom halves
Term
Frontal Plane
Definition
Plane separating the body into equal front and back planes
Term
Sagittal plane
Definition
Plane separating body into equal left and right planes
Term
Coronal Plane
Definition
Plane separating body into front and back planes
Term
Horizontal plane
Definition
Transverse Plane
Term
Midsagittal plane
Definition
Exactly even sagittal plane
Term
Parasagittal plane
Definition
Uneven sagittal plane