Body Orientation

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Abdominal

Region between thorax & pelvis
Acromial

Point of shoulder
Antebrachial

forearm
Antecubital

space in front of elbow
Axillary

armpit
Brachial

upper arm
Buccal

Cheek
Carpal

wrist
Celiac

Abdominal (inside)
Cephalic

head
cervical

neck
costal

ribs
crural

lower leg
cubital

elbow
Digital

fingers & toes
Dorsal

back
Femoral

thigh
Frontal

forehead
genital

external reproductive organs
Gluteal

buttocks
hallus

big toe
inguinal

groin
lumbar

lower back
mammary

breast
mental

chin
nasal

nose
occipital

lower posterior head (joint where head & neck meet)
oral

mouth
orbital

eye cavity
otic

ear
palmar

palm
patellar

front part of knee
pectoral

chest
pedal

foot
pelvic

pelvis (hip)
perineal

area between anus and genital
peroneal

fibular (side of calf)
plantar

sole of foot
pollex

thumb
popliteal

back part of knee
pubic

slightly raised area above genitals
sacral

posterior vertebral region between hip bones
sternal

anterior middle thorax (where ribs meet)
sural

calf
tarsal

ankle
temporal

temple of head
umbilical

naval
vertebral

spinal column
Sagittal body plane

cuts body into left & right
Transverse body plane

cuts body into upper and lower sections
coronal body plane

cuts body into anterior & posterior sections
medial

towards the center line of body
lateral

away from center line of body
superior

towards the head
inferior

towards the feet
proximal

closer to the body
distal

away from the body
superficial

on the surface of the body
deep

more on inside of body
ventral (anterior)

toward or at the front of body; in front of
dorsal (posterior)

toward or at the back of body; behind

Author

Callie

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Body Orientation

Description

body orientation

Updated

2013-08-28T00:30:09Z