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cephalic
head
cervical
neck region
thoracic
chest
abdominal
anterior body trunk region inferior(below) to the ribs
pelvic
pelvis region
pubic
genital region
orbital
bone eye socket
oral
mouth
nasal
nose
frontal
forehead
mental
chin
buccal
cheek
sternal
region of the breast bone
mammary
breast
axillary
armpit
umbilical
navel
inguinal
groin
brachial
arm
antebrachial
forearm
carpal
wrist
digital
fingers or toes
pollex
thumb
palmar
palm of hand
olecranal
posterior part of elbow
antecubital
anterior part of elbow
acromial
point of the shoulder
otic
ear
occipital
posterior part of head or base of skull
dorsum
back
vertebral
spinal column
gluteal
buttocks
perineal
between anus and external genitalia (runway)
scapular
shoulder blade area
sacral
between the hips
lumbar
between the hips and the ribs (loin area)
coxal
hip
femoral
thigh
patellar
anterior knee region
popiteal
posterior knee (back of knee region)
crural
leg
sural
calf or posterior surface of leg
fibular or peroneal
side of the leg
tarsal
ankle
calcaneal
heel of foot
plantar
sole of foot
hallux
great toe (big toe)
superior/inferior
above and below
anterior/posterior
in front of and in back of
medial/lateral
middle or away from the midline or median plane
dorsal/ventral
backside and belly side
proximal/distal
near the trunk or attached end or farther from trunk or point of attachment
superficial/deep
near or at the surface of body or away from the body surface
cephalad(cranial)/caudal
towards the head or towards the tail
Author
Anonymous
ID
31440
Card Set
Surface Anatomy
Description
Body surfaces, orientation and direction
Updated
2010-08-27T04:37:53Z
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