Body Regions and Terms to Know
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Descriptive
terms Anterior Posterior Inferior Superior Proximal Distal
Medial Lateral |
Torso
Regions Cervical Midclavicular Axillary Midsternal Thoracic Midaxillary Abdominal Anterior axillary Hypogastric Vertebral Epigastric Scapular Umbilical Abdominal quadrants Lumbar Iliac Pubic Pelvic Gluteal Buttocks |
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Arm Regions Scapular Axillary Brachial Cubital Antecubital
fossa |
Leg Regions Pubic Iliac Femoral Popliteal Calf Dorsum
of foot |
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Body
Cavities Cranial Pleural Spinal Pericardial Thoracic Peritoneal Abdominopelvic |
Sublingual
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Bones
and skeletal terms to Know
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Head Frontal Foramen magnum Parietal Mastoid process Temporal Orbit Occipital
(occiput) Zygomatic
arch Maxilla Mandible Nasal Palatine Sphenoid Ethmoid LachrymalNasal
septum Turbinates |
Leg Ilium Iliac
crest Ischium Pubis Pubic
symphysis Sacrum Femur Patella Tibia Fibula Metatarsals Tarsals Calcaneum Medial
malleolus Lateral
malleolus |
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Chest True
ribs False
ribs Costal
cartilages Sternum Manubrium Xiphoid
process Substernal Suprasternal Angle of
Louis (sternal angle) Intercostal
space Back Atlas Axis Cervical
vertebrae Thoracic
vertebrae Lumbar
vertebrae Sacral
vertebrae Coccyx |
Arm Scapula Clavicle Midclavicular humerus radius ulna carpals metacarpals phalanges |
Vocabulary Activity: use the word roots below to define the following
Mid- = in the middle of |
-medial = toward the midline |
Dorsum of the foot = _____________________________________________________
Anterolateral = ______________________________________________________
Midoccipital = __________________________________________________
_________________________________________ = in the middle of the carpal bones
Midtarsal = ______________________________________________________
______________________________________ = in the middle of the scapula
Retromandibular = _________________________________________
Behind the pharynx = _______________________________________
Perioral = ________________________________________________
__________________________________________ = around the eye
__________________________________________ = around the orbit
__________________________________________ = around a nerve
___________________________________________ = around the heart
Perigastric = __________________________________________________
Peridental = ____________________________________________________
Moving from back to front = _________________________________________
Moving from front to back = _________________________________________
Posteroinferior = _________________________________________________
At the back of the parietal bone = ___________________________________
Toward the back and toward the midline of the body = ______________________
Toward the back and toward the side of the body = __________________________