front 1 Here is a great youtube video for the regions of the body :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMHxsX2iElg Also complete workbook pages for this chapter :) And if you are bad at spelling like me...everything ends in an "al" or "ac" so you don't have to worry about spelling a word wrong (like maybe it should end in "ol") | back 1 Here is a great youtube video for the regions of the body :) Also complete workbook pages for this chapter :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMHxsX2iElg And if you are bad at spelling like me...everything ends in an "al" or "ac" so you don't have to worry about spelling a word wrong (like maybe it should end in "ol") |
front 2 How to say the directions of where someone is hurt | back 2 Left or right, anterior or posterior, cavity or region (if a cavity is not present) ex. the left, back side of someone's head is cracked so it will be left, posterior, cranial cavity ex. the right, femoral part of the leg is cut so it will be left, anterior, femoral region |
front 3 How to determine left or right | back 3 Left or right is determined by the patients left or right |
front 4 anatomical position | back 4 ![]() standing straight, legs slightly apart, palms down by legs facing forward |
front 5 anterior (ventral) | back 5 ![]() toward the front |
front 6 posterior (dorsal) | back 6 ![]() toward the back |
front 7 superior (cranial) | back 7 ![]() toward the head, used when describing the trunk of the body |
front 8 inferior (caudal) | back 8 ![]() toward the tail, used when describing the trunk of the body |
front 9 proximal | back 9 ![]() closer to the point of origin (generally the trunk), used when describing arms and legs |
front 10 distal | back 10 ![]() farther away from the point of origin (generally the trunk), used when describing arms and legs |
front 11 medial | back 11 ![]() closer to the midline of the body |
front 12 lateral | back 12 ![]() farther away from the midline of the body |
front 13 superficial | back 13 ![]() closer to the surface |
front 14 deep | back 14 ![]() away from the surface |
front 15 cephalic | back 15 ![]() the head Way to remember: You can have both a foul mind and mouth. Both of these together are part of the head |
front 16 occipital | back 16 ![]() back of the head |
front 17 cervical | back 17 ![]() neck Way to Remember: both the throat (cervical region) and vagina (cervix) have smooth muscle tissue that can force stuff out (babies and vomit) |
front 18 upper limb | back 18 ![]() |
front 19 palmar | back 19 ![]() palm |
front 20 lower limb | back 20 ![]() |
front 21 pedal | back 21 ![]() foot Way to Remeber: put the pedal to the metal or pedal a bicycle |
front 22 pubic | back 22 ![]() |
front 23 inguinal | back 23 ![]() |
front 24 manual | back 24 ![]() hands How to Remember: you hold a paper manual in manuals (hands) |
front 25 pelvic | back 25 ![]() |
front 26 abdominal | back 26 ![]() How to Remember: abdomen is from your belly button to your chest |
front 27 sternal | back 27 ![]() How to Remember: the sternal region is right above the sternum bone of the ribcage |
front 28 thoracic regions (left and right) | back 28 ![]() |
front 29 arm | back 29 ![]() |
front 30 forearm | back 30 ![]() |
front 31 thigh | back 31 ![]() |
front 32 leg | back 32 ![]() |
front 33 popliteal | back 33 ![]() back of the knee, the part that bends when you "pop" your heal |
front 34 plantar | back 34 ![]() bottom of the foot, you plant your plantars (feet) firmly on the ground |
front 35 gluteal | back 35 ![]() butt |
front 36 sacral | back 36 ![]() How to Remember: sacral is between two sacs of muscle and fat-- butt cheeks |
front 37 lumbar | back 37 ![]() |
front 38 vertebral | back 38 ![]() |
front 39 cranial | back 39 ![]() ask sahara what all the cranial counts as |
front 40 frontal | back 40 ![]() forehead |
front 41 ocular | back 41 ![]() eye, you use your oculars to look through binoculars |
front 42 nasal | back 42 ![]() nose, you buy nasal spray when you have a cold or allergies |
front 43 mental | back 43 ![]() chin, she went mental (crazy)...she wouldn't stop talking about her chin |
front 44 oral | back 44 ![]() mouth, when you go to the dentist you see an oral hygienist |
front 45 buccal | back 45 ![]() cheeks, to play a bugle horn you must fill your buccals with air |
front 46 otic | back 46 ![]() ears, you can hear a ticking sound with your otic |
front 47 axillary | back 47 ![]() armpit Way to Remember: your arms move on an axis...the axillary (armpit) |
front 48 acromial | back 48 ![]() point of the shoulder, when you get shoulder surgery you get chrome replacement or chrome shoulder pads |
front 49 brachial | back 49 ![]() arm, it is ok to break your arm |
front 50 antecubital | back 50 ![]() the anterior surface of the elbow, you walk arms linked with your auntie |
front 51 antebrachial | back 51 ![]() forearm, this is the part of the brachial (arm) that touches the antecubital |
front 52 carpal | back 52 ![]() wrist, you move your carpals to drive |
front 53 metacarpal | back 53 ![]() meta means "after" so metacarpals to come after your carpals |
front 54 digital | back 54 ![]() a finger or toe, people call their fingers and toes their digits |
front 55 coxal | back 55 ![]() hip How to Remember: think of cock (chicken) thigh and hips pieces |
front 56 femoral | back 56 ![]() |
front 57 patellar | back 57 ![]() knee |
front 58 tarsal | back 58 ![]() ankle |
front 59 metatarsal | back 59 ![]() |
front 60 digital | back 60 ![]() a finger or toe, people call their fingers and toes their digits |
front 61 cranial cavity | back 61 ![]() |
front 62 vertebral cavity | back 62 ![]() |
front 63 thoracic cavity | back 63 ![]() |
front 64 diaphragm | back 64 ![]() |
front 65 abdominopelvic cavity | back 65 ![]() |
front 66 right pleural cavity | back 66 ![]() How to Remember: when a word is plural--it is more than one you have more than one lung cavity, so it is the pleural cavity |
front 67 left pleural cavity | back 67 ![]() How to Remember: when a word is plural--it is more than one you have more than one lung cavity, so it is the pleural cavity |
front 68 mediastinum | back 68 ![]() How to Remember: med-- like the middle of the chest stinum-- like sternum bone that between lungs |
front 69 pericardial cavity | back 69 ![]() How to Remember: the prefix peri-- means outside cardiac-- means heart |
front 70 abdominal cavity | back 70 ![]() |
front 71 pelvic cavity | back 71 ![]() |
front 72 Right upper quadrant | back 72 ![]() |
front 73 left upper quadrant | back 73 ![]() |
front 74 right lower quadrant | back 74 ![]() |
front 75 left lower quadrant | back 75 ![]() |
front 76 right hypochondriac region | back 76 ![]() |
front 77 epigastric region | back 77 ![]() |
front 78 left hypochondriac region | back 78 ![]() |
front 79 right lumbar region | back 79 ![]() |
front 80 umbilical region | back 80 ![]() |
front 81 left lumbar region | back 81 ![]() |
front 82 right iliac region | back 82 ![]() |
front 83 hypogastric region | back 83 ![]() |
front 84 left iliac region | back 84 ![]() |
front 85 midsagittal section/plane | back 85 ![]() |
front 86 sagittal section/plane | back 86 ![]() ignore the "para" it is correct but just "sagittal" is correct too :) |
front 87 frontal section/plane | back 87 ![]() |
front 88 transverse section/plane | back 88 ![]() |