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Medical Terminology

QuestionAnswer
Frontal Forehead
Orbital Eye
Buccal Cheek
Nasal Nose
Oral Mouth
Mental Chin
Axillary Armpit
Mammary Breast
Pectoral Chest
Sternal Sternum
Abdominal Abdomen
Coxal Hip
Inguinal Groin
Deltoid Shoulder
Brachial Arm
Antecubital Front of elbow
Olecranal Elbow
Antebrachial Forearm
Carpal Wrist
Dorsum of the hand Top of the hand
Manus Hand
Palmar Palm
Digital Finger, Toe
Femoral Thigh
Pastellar Kneecap
Popliteal Posterior of knee
Crural Leg
Sural Calf
Calcaneal Heel
Plantar surface Sole
Tarsal Ankle
Dorsum of foot Top of foot
Pes Foot
Cranial Surrounding the brain
Occipital Back of head
Auricular Ear
Vertebral Spinal Column
Lumbar Lower back
Sacral Lower back/butt area
Gluteal Buttock
Right Hypochondriac Liver, Gallbladder, Right Kidney, Small Intestine
Epigastric Region Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Duodenum, Spleen, Adrenal Glands
Left Hypochondriac Spleen, Colon, Left Kidney, Pancreas
Right Lumbar Gallbladder, Liver, Right Colon
Umbilical Region Umbilicus (navel), parts of the small intestine, Duodenum
Left Lumbar Descending Colon, Left Kidney
Right Iliac Appendix, Cecum
Hypogastric Region Urinary Bladder, Sigmoid Colon, Female Reproductive Organs
Left Iliac Descending Colon, Sigmoid Colon
Superior Towards the head
Inferior Towards the feet
Anterior (ventral) Towards the front of the body
Posterior (dorsal) Towards the back of the body
Medial Towards the middle of the body
Lateral Towards the sides of the body
Intermediate Between the middle and sides of the body
Proximal Closer to the appendicular attachment point
Distal Further away from the appendicular attachment point
Gross Anatomy (macroscopic) Study of the structure and relationships of body parts that are visible to the naked eye (ex - stomach and brain)
Microscopic Anatomy Study of the structure and relationships of body parts that are not visible to the naked eye (ex - cells and tissues)
Embryology Study of fetal development
Regional Anatomy Study of an area of the body
Surface Anatomy Study of an internal structure by superficial(surface) examination
Systems Anatomy Study of an organ system
Comparative Anatomy Similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species
Developmental Anatomy Study of structural changes over a lifespan
Integumentary System Protect and maintain external boundary of the body (skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands)
Skeletal System Provide support and movement to the body (bones)
Muscular System Movement (skeletal muscle)
Nervous System Fast communication within the body (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
Endocrine System Hormonal communication within the body (pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, ovary, testes)
Cardiovascular System Transport hormones nutrients, waste, thru the body (heart, blood vessels, blood)
Respiratory System Inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide (lungs, trachea, larynx, pharynx, nasal and oral cavities)
Lymphatic/Immune System Protect the body from pathogens (lymph nodes, spleen, immune cells)
Digestive System breakdown food into nutrients (alimentary canal-oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine) (accessory organs - liver, gallbladder, pancreas, teeth)
Urinary System Excrete nitrogenous waste from body via urine (kidney (produce urine); bladder, urethra)
Male Reproductive System Produce and deliver sperm (testes (produce sperm); penis, ducts, prostate gland)
Female Reproductive System Produce egg and nourish embryo (ovary (produce eggs); ducts, uterus, vagina)
Stimulus Changes in variable that is regulated (eg. temperature, stretch in muscle)
Receptor Structure that detects the stimulus (eg. sensory neurons in the skin, stretch receptors in muscle)
Control Center Integrates input and initiates change through the effector (usually brain or endocrine gland)
Effector Structure (eg. muscle or gland) that brings about a change to the stimulus
Negative Feedback The output shuts off the original stimulus or reduces intensity (opposite changes)
Positive Feedback The result or response enhances the original stimulus so that the activity is accelerated
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