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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