Anatomical Terms Flashcards
Abdominal/Abdomen
Stomach
Acromial
The Highest Point of Shoulder
Antebrachial
Forearm
Antecubital
Front of Elbow
Axillary
Armpit
Buccal
Cheek
Brachial
Arm
Cardiac
Heart
Carpal
Wrist
Capitis
Of the Head
Calcaneal
Heel
Cephalic
Head
Cerebral
Brain
Cervical
Neck
Coronary
Arteries of the Heart
Costal
Ribs
Coxal
Hip
Cranial
Skull
Crural
Leg
Digitals or Phalanges
Fingers and Toes
Facial
Face
Femoral
Thigh
Fibular
Lateral Leg
Frontal
Forehead or Front of head
Gastric
Relating to the stomach
Glossal
Tongue
Gluteal
Buttocks
Hallux
Big Toe
Hepatic
Liver
Iliac
Ilium portion of the hip bone
Inguinal
Groin
Intercostal
In between the Ribs
Intervertebral
Disk
Labia
Lips
Lingual
Having to do with the Tongue
Lumbar
Lower Back
Mandibular
Lower Jaw
Manus
Hand
Maxillary
Upper Jaw
Mental
Chin
Metacarpal
Bones in the hand
Metatarsal
Foot area
Nasal
Nose
Occipital
Back of the Head/Base of the Skull
Olecranon
The tip of the elbow
Oral
Mouth
Palmar
Palm
Patellar
Front of Knee
Pectoral
Chest (Anterior)
Pelvic
Pelvis
Phrenic
Diaphragm
Plantar
Sole of Foot
Pollex
Thumb
Popliteal
Back of Knee
Pubic
Genital area or Front of Pelvis
Pulmonary
Lung
Renal
Kidneys
Sacral
Sacrum Bone and Posterior Pelvis Area
Splenic
Spleen
Sternal
Breastbone area
Suprarenal
Above kidneys
Sural
Calf; The posterior of the leg
Tarsal
Ankle
Thoracic
Chest
Temporal
Side of the head
Tibial
Lower leg or Tibia bone of the leg
Ulnar
Medial forearm and ulna bone
Vertebral
Bone in the back
Zygomatic
Cheekbone
Anterior
Toward the front of the body
Posterior
Toward the back (rear) of the body
Superior
Toward the head or above
Inferior
Below the head or below
Proximal
Closer to the center of the body (the trunk) or to the point of attachment to the body
Distal
Farther away from the center of the body or point of attachment
Medial
Toward the middle or midline
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Deep
Away from the surface of the body or further into the body
Superficial
Toward the surface of the body