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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
03/27/2012

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Term
eponym
Definition
A word derived from a person's name.
Term
Define signs.
Definition
an objectively observable or measurable physical indication of a disease, such as a rash, swelling, a fever, or sounds of abnormal breathing
Term
Define symptoms.
Definition
subjective things a person experiences and describes but that aren't otherwise detectable or measurable, such as pain, nausea, and anxiety
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anterior
Definition
front of the body
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ventral
Definition
In humans, this term refers to the belly and can be used interchangeably with the term, anterior.
Term
forehead
Definition
frons (frontal)
Term
skull
Definition
cranium (cranial)
Term
face
Definition
facies (facial)
Term
head
Definition
cephalon (cephalic)
Term
mouth
Definition
oris (oral)
Term
chin
Definition
mentis (mental)
Term
armpit
Definition
axilla (axillary)
Term
arm
Definition
brachium (brachial)
Term
front of elbow
Definition
antecubitis (antecubital)
Term
forearm
Definition
antebrachium (antebrachial)
Term
wrist
Definition
carpus (carpal)
Term
palm
Definition
palma (palmar)
Term
thumb
Definition
pollex
Term
fingers
Definition
digits or phalanges (digital or phalangeal)
Term
kneecap
Definition
patella (patellar)
Term
leg
Definition
crus (crural)
Term
ankle
Definition
tarsus (tarsal)
Term
toes
Definition
digits or phalanges (digital or phalangeal)
Term
big toe
Definition
hallux
Term
nose
Definition
nasus (nasal)
Term
eye
Definition
oculus (ocular or orbital)
Term
ear
Definition
auris (otic)
Term
cheek
Definition
bucca (buccal)
Term
neck
Definition
cervicis (cervical)
Term
The trunk of the body includes:
Definition
the thoracis, mamma, abdomen, umbilicus, and pelvis (pelvic).
Term
chest or thorax
Definition
thoracis (thoracic)
Term
breast
Definition
mamma (mammary)
Term
abs
Definition
abdomen (abdominal)
Term
navel
Definition
umbilicus (umbilical)
Term
hand
Definition
manus (manual)
Term
groin
Definition
inguen (inguinal)
Term
thigh
Definition
femur (femoral)
Term
foot
Definition
pes (pedal)
Term
back
Definition
dorsum (dorsal)
Term
back of elbow
Definition
olecranon (olecranal)
Term
loin
Definition
lumbus (lumbar)
Term
buttock
Definition
gluteus (gluteal)
Term
back of knee
Definition
popliteus (popliteal)
Term
calf
Definition
sura (sural)
Term
heel of foot
Definition
calcaneus (calcaneal)
Term
sole of foot
Definition
planta (plantar)
Term
transverse section
Definition
A transverse or horizontal section (aka cross section) separates superior and inferior portions of the body.
Term
sagittal section
Definition
A sagittal section separates right and left portions. There's also midsagittal and parasagittal sectional planes.
Term
frontal or coronal section
Definition
A frontal or coronal section separates anterior and posterior portions of the body; coronal usually refers to sections passing through the skull.
Term
caudal
Definition
the tail, or coccyx [KOK-siks] in humans
Term
right upper abdominopelvic region
Definition
right hypochondriac region
Term
left upper abdominopelvic region
Definition
left hypochondriac region
Term
upper middle abdominopelvic region
Definition
epigastric region
Term
right middle abdominopelvic region
Definition
right lumbar region
Term
left middle abdominopelvic region
Definition
left lumbar region
Term
middle abdominopelvic region
Definition
umbilical region
Term
right lower abdominopelvic region
Definition
right inguinal region
Term
left lower abdominopelvic region
Definition
left inguinal region
Term
lower middle abdominopelvic region
Definition
hypogastric, or pubic, region
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