Anatomical Names Flashcards
Calcaneal
Heel of foot
Cephalic
Head
Deltoid
Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
Femoral
Thigh
Gluteal
Thigh
Lumbar
Area between ribs and hips
Occipital
Posterior surface of head
Olecranal
Posterior surface of elbow
Popliteal
Back of knee
Scapular
Shoulder blade region
Sural
Posterior surface of the lower leg
Plantar
Sole of the foot
Sacral
End of vertebral column
Acromial
Point of shoulder
Antecubital
Anterior surface of elbow
Axilarry
Armpit
Buccal
Cheek area
Brachial
Arm (upper)
Cervical
Neck region
Coxal
Hip
Cural
Leg (lower front)
Fibula
Smaller lower leg bone
Fibular
Lateral part of the leg
Inguinal
Area where thigh meets the body
Orbital
Eye area
Patellar
Anterior knee
Sternal
Breastbone
Tarsal
Ankle
Umbilical
Navel
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Anterior
In front of (Ventral to)
Posterior
Behind (dorsal to)
Medial
Middle of the body
Lateral
Away from the middle;at the outer sides
Intermediate
Esteem a more media and a more lateral surface
Proximal
Close to the body
Distal
Far from the body