Body landmark and Directional Terms Flashcards
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Q
Abdominal
A
anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
2
Q
Acromial
A
point of shoulder
3
Q
Antecubital
A
anterior surface of elbow
4
Q
Axillary
A
armpit
5
Q
Brachial
A
arm
6
Q
Buccal
A
cheek area
7
Q
Carpal
A
wrist
8
Q
Cervical
A
neck region
9
Q
Coxal
A
hip
10
Q
Crural
A
leg
11
Q
Digital
A
fingers, toes
12
Q
Femoral
A
thigh
13
Q
Fibular
A
lateral part of the leg
14
Q
Inguinal
A
area where thigh meets body part
15
Q
Nasal
A
nose area
16
Q
Oral
A
mouth
17
Q
Orbital
A
eye area
18
Q
Patellar
A
anterior knee
19
Q
Pelvic
A
area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
20
Q
Pubic
A
genital region
21
Q
Sternal
A
breastbone area
22
Q
Tarsal
A
ankle region
23
Q
Thoracic
A
chest
24
Q
Umbilical
A
navel
25
Anterior Body Landmarks
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Abdominal
Acromial
Antecubital
Axillary
Brachial
Buccal
Carpal
Cervical
Coxal
Crural
Digital
Femoral
Fibular
Inguinal
Nasal
Oral
Orbital
Patellar
Pubic
Sternal
Tarsal
Thoracic
Umbilical
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Posterior Body Landmark
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Calcaneal
Cephalic
Deltoid
Femoral
Gluteal
Lumbar
Occipital
Olecranal
Popliteal
Scapular
Sural
Vertebral
Plantar
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Calcaneal
heel of foot
28
Cephalic
head
29
Deltoid
curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
30
Femoral
thigh
31
Gluteal
buttock
32
Lumbar
area of back between ribs and hips
33
Occipital
posterior surface of head
34
Olecranal
posterior surface of elbow
35
Popliteal
sacral
36
Scapular
shoulder blade region
37
Sural
posterior surface of the lower leg
38
Vertebral
area of spine
39
Plantar
sole of the foot
40
Directional Terms
To clearly explain exactly the relation of a body structure to each other, directional terms are used
41
Superior
above
42
Inferior
below
43
Anterior
in front of
44
Posterior
behind
45
Medial
middle
46
Lateral
away from the middle; at outer the sides
47
Intermediate
between a more medial and a more a lateral surface
48
Proximal
close to the body part
49
Distal
away from a body part
50
Superficial
external; at the surface
51
Deep
internal; away from the surface
