Body Positions Flashcards
A standard position wherein the body is erect with feet parallel, arms at the sides with the palms facing forward.
Anatomical Position
Lying on the back or with the face upward
Supine Position
Lying facedown on your stomach
Prone Position
Head
Cephalic
Skull
Cranial
Neck
Cervical
Forehead
Frontal
Temple
Temporal
Eye
Orbital or ocular
Ear
Otic
Cheek
Buccal
Nose
Nasal
Mouth
Oral
Chin
Mental
Armpit
Axillary
Front of elbow
Antecubital
Forearm
Antebrachial
Wrist
Carpal
Palm
Palmar or Volar
Fingers
Digital or Phalangeal
Chest
Thoracic
Abdomen
Abdominal
Pelvis
Pelvic
Breast
Mammary
Breast bone
Sternal
Navel
Umbilical
Hip
Coxal
Groinal
Inguinal
Hand
Manual
Thumb
Pollex
Pubis
Pubic
Thigh
Femoral
The anterior surface of the knee
Patellar
Leg
Crural
Foot
Pedal
Ankle
Tarsal
Toes
Digital or Phalangeal
Top of foot
Dorsum
Great toe
Hallux
Base of skull
Occipital
Shoulder Blade
Scapular
Spinal Column
Vertebral
Back of elbow
Cubital
Between hips
Sacral
Loin
Lumbar
Buttock
Gluteal
Region between anus and external genitals
Perinal
Hollow behind knee
Popliteal
Calf
Sural
Sole
Plantar
Heel
Calcaneal
Back of hand
Dorsum
Back
Dorsal
Front of the body
Anterior
Back of the body
Posterior