ANATOMY AND

PHYSIOLOGYFlashcards

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Use standard card size of 3 x 5. 2. Put your initials and class periodin

the upper right hand corner of each

card. 3. On one side put the word in large letters. 4. On the other side write the definition or description on one half 5. On the other side draw a picture.

Axillary

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Armpit Area

Brachial

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Refers to the arm

Buccal

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Cheek area of the face.

Carpals

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The wrist area.

Cervical

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First 7 Vertebrae

of the neck area.

Coxal

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Area over the

posterior part of pelvis.

Crural

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The leg.

Digital

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Fingers or toes.

Femoral

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Thigh area

Fibular

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Lateral portion of the lower

leg

Nasal

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Area of the nose

Oral

TEJ 2

Area of the mouth

Sural

TEJ 2

Posterior lower leg;

calf

Orbital

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Area of the eyes

Patellar

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The anterior

area of the knee

Pelvic

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Area between the hips

Umbilical

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Belly button

Inguinal

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The fold of the upper

leg

Deltoid

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Rounded part of the shoulder

Cephalic

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The head region

Gluteal

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Buttocks(butt)

Lumbar

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Lower curve of the back

Occipital

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Posterior skull

where it begins to

curve inward

Popliteal

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Posterior area of the

knee

Sacral

TEJ 2

Area between the hips

Antecubital

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Anterior area of the elbow; the

inside bend

Vertebral

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Area of the of the spinal

column

Pubic

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Area of the genitalia

Sternal

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Breast bone area

Tarsal

TEJ 2

The ankle

Thoracic

TEJ 2

The chest area in general