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Undergraduate 2
08/26/2016
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ascultate
 Definition
to examine by listening
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palpate
 Definition
to examine by touching
Term
cephalic
 Definition
head
Term
buccal
 Definition
cheek
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axillary
 Definition
armpit
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acromial
 Definition
top of shoulder
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thoracic
 Definition
everything surrounded by the ribs
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sternal
 Definition
where ribs meet
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antecubital
 Definition
insdie of elbow (where blood is taken)
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brachial
 Definition
upper arm (shoulder to elbow)
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carpal
 Definition
wrist
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palmar
 Definition
thick fleshy part of hand
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abdominal
 Definition
bottom of ribs to the top of hips
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digital
 Definition
finger and toes
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umbilical
 Definition
belly button
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pelvic
 Definition
located 2 inches above inguinal
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coxal
 Definition
sides of hips
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inguinal
 Definition
located 2 inches above genetials
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femoral
 Definition
thigh
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patellar
 Definition
knee
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pubic
 Definition
groin
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tarsal
 Definition
ankels
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occipital
 Definition
back and base of the skull
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cervical
 Definition
neck
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scapular
 Definition
shoulder blade
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vertebral
 Definition
spine
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lumbar
 Definition
lower back
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olecranal
 Definition
elbow
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gluteal
 Definition
butt
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sacral
 Definition
back of hips
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perineal
 Definition
between anus and external genitalia
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popliteal
 Definition
back of knee
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calcaneal
 Definition
heel
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plantar
 Definition
sole of foot
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anterior
 Definition
in front (face)
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posterior
 Definition
behind (buttocks)
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ventral
 Definition
front (belly)
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Dorsal
 Definition
back (spine)
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lateral
 Definition
away from body
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medial
 Definition
toward body
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superior
 Definition
toward head
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inferior
 Definition
toward feet
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proximal
 Definition
closer to the point of origin (shoulder for arms, hips for legs)
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Distal
 Definition
further from the point of origin (Shoulder for arms, hips for legs)
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Sagittal
 Definition
plane that cuts body into right and left pieces
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Frontal (coronal)
 Definition
plane cuts body into front and back pieces
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transverse
 Definition
plane cuts body into top and bottom pieces
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median (midsagittal)
 Definition
plane that cuts the body into perfect right and left halves
Term
Dorsal Body Cavities
 Definition

Cranial

Vertebral
Term
Ventral Body Cavities
 Definition

Thoracic (heart and lungs)

Abdominal

Pelvic

(Abdominopelvic)
Term
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
 Definition

Right Upper Quadrant

Right Lower Quadrant

Left Upper Quadrant

Left Lower Quadrant
Term
Organs in RUQ
 Definition

Liver

Gallbladder
Term
Organs in LUQ
 Definition
stomach
Term
Organs in RLQ
 Definition

Appendix

small intestines

large intestines

bladder
Term
Organs in LLQ
 Definition

small intestines

Large intestines

bladder
Term
Orbital Cavities
 Definition
eyes
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Nasal Cavities
 Definition
nose
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Oral Cavities
 Definition
mouth
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middle ear cavity
 Definition
ear drum
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synovial cavity
 Definition
found in any joint that moves
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Digestive Cavaty
 Definition
any place along the digestive tube from mouth to anus
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