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Language of Anatomy 2

  1. Pertaining to hands
    Manus
  2. Front (or in front of)
    Anterior
  3. Backside
    Dorsal
  4. Nearer the trunk or the attached end
    Proximal
  5. On the surface of the body
    Superficial
  6. Toward the tail
    Caudal
  7. Pertaining to posterior aspect of elbow
    Olecranal
  8. Pertaining to upper arm
    Brachial
  9. Pertaining to the ear
    Otic
  10. Pertaining to the shoulder blade area
    Scapular
  11. Pertaining to region between hips
    Sacral
  12. Toward the midline
    Medial
  13. Pertaining to the sole of foot
    Plantar
  14. Superior
    Above
  15. Belly side
    Ventral
  16. Pertaining to the area of the spinal column
    Vertebral
  17. Pertaining to calf or posterior surface of leg
    Sural
  18. Pertaining to heel of foot
    Calcaneal
  19. Pertaining to the point of the shoulder
    Acromial
  20. Pertaining to posterior of head
    Occipital
  21. Pertaining to the thigh
    Femoral
  22. Pertaining to back of knee
    Popliteal
  23. Pertaining to region between anus and external genitals
    Perineal
  24. Back (or in back of)
    Posterior
  25. Further from the trunk or attached end
    Distal
  26. Pertaining to the area of back between ribs and hips; the loin
    Lumbar
  27. Toward the head
    Cephalid
  28. Pertaining to buttocks or rump
    Gluteal
  29. Pertaining to the back
    Dorsum
  30. Pertaining to the head
    Cephalic
  31. Below
    Inferior
  32. Away from the midline
    Lateral
  33. Away from the body surface (internally not externally)
    Deep
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Language of Anatomy 2
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Terms related to the body
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