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Regional Terms
HA&P Flashcards
Term | Definition |
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Abdominal | the abdomen part of the body (stomach area) |
Antecubital | the anterior or inner part of the elbow |
Axillary | the armpit area |
Brachial | relating to the arm or to the structure resembling the arm |
Buccal | the lining of the cheeks and the back of the lips |
Calcaneal | located at the back of the foot/near the ankle |
Carpal | the wrist bones |
Cephalic | relating to the head |
Cervical | the neck region of your spinal column or backbone |
Coxal | the joint of the hip |
Digital | a finger or a toe |
Femoral | the femur or thigh |
Gluteal | a group of muscles that make up the buttock area |
Inguinal | a passage in the lower anterior abdominal wall |
Lumbar | the lower back region of your spinal column or backbone |
Nasal | 2 air-filled on either side of the nasal septum |
Occipital | the bone that forms the back part of the base of the cranium |
Olecranal | the bony tip of the elbow |
Oral | the inside of the mouth |
Orbital | a skeletal cavity comprised of seven bones situated within the skull |
Patellar | the kneecaps |
Pelvic | the lower part of the trunk between the adbomen and the thighs |
Popliteal | the back part of the leg behind the knee joint |
Sacral | makes up the back/posterior third of the pelvic girdle |
Scapular | the bone that connects the clavicle to the humerus |
Sternal | T-shaped vertical bone that forms the anterior portion of the chest wall |
Tarsal | posterior aspect of the foot |
Thoracic | the second largest hollow space of the body |
Umbilical | the central region of the abdomen |
Vertebral | the spinal cord |