anterior and posterior, directional terms Flashcards
1
Q
thoracic
A
chest
2
Q
crural
A
shin
3
Q
orbital
A
eye area
4
Q
buccal
A
cheek
5
Q
sternal
A
breatbone area
6
Q
axillary
A
armpit
7
Q
pelvic
A
anterior area of the pelvis
8
Q
femoral
A
thigh
9
Q
fibular
A
lateral part of leg
10
Q
occipital
A
posterior surface of the head
11
Q
cranial
A
head
12
Q
contralatereal
A
opposite side
13
Q
oral
A
mouth area
14
Q
nasal
A
nose area
15
Q
cervical
A
neck area
16
Q
acromial
A
point of shoulder
17
Q
brachial
A
arm
18
Q
antecubital
A
anterior elbow
19
Q
abdominal
A
just below ribs
20
Q
umbilical
A
naval
21
Q
carpal
A
wrist
22
Q
digital
A
fingers and toes
23
Q
pubic
A
genital area
24
Q
patellar
A
anterior knee
25
tarsal
anke region
26
coxal
hip
27
cephalic
head
28
inguinal
groin
29
flank
area between lower ribs and top of hip bones
30
nuchal
posterior neck
31
deltoid
area of shoulder formed by deltoid muscle
32
scapular
shoulder blade region
33
gluteal
buttock
34
popliteal
posterior knee
35
sural
calf
36
femoral
thigh
37
pedal
foot
38
ventral
front or belly
39
dorsal
back or spine
40
anterior
front
41
posterior
back
42
caudal
toward the tail
43
rostral
forehead or nose
44
superior
above
45
inferior
below
46
medial
midline
47
lateral
away from midline
48
proximal
point of attachment
49
distal
farther from point of attachmenet
50
dorsum
upper surface of foot or hand
51
superficial
at the surface of the body
52
deep
away from the surface of the body
53
central
center
54
peripheral
away from the center
55
ipsilateral
on the side
56
sagittal plane
divides into left and right
57
midsagittal
divides into equal parts
58
parasagittal
divides into unequal parts
59
frontal or coronal plane
divides into anterior anterior and posterior
60
oblique plane
divides at 45º angle
61
transverse plane
divides into superior and inferior
62
hallux
big toe
63
frons
forhead
64
mental
chin
65
pollex
thumb
66
palmar
palm
67
olecranal
back of elbow
68
lumbuc
lumbar
69
manus
hand
70
calcaneus
heel
71
plantar
sole of foot
