Lab Materials Flashcards
Cranial
skull
Frontal
forehead
Orbital
eye
Nasal
nose
Buccal
cheek
Otic
ear
Oral
mouth
Occipital
back of the head
Mental
chin
Scapular
shoulder blade
Acromial (deltoid)
shoulder
Axillary
armpit
Brachial
arm
Antecubital
elbow
Antebrachial
forearm
Carpal
wrist
Palmar
palm
Digital
fingers
Mammary
breast
Thoracic
middle of the spine
Sternal
collar bone
Umbilical
belly button
Vertebral
spinal column (whole)
Abdominal
abdomen
Lumbar
loin (lower back)
Pubic
pubis (private area)
Inguinal
crease between the legs
Gluteal
glutes/booty
Femoral
thigh (think femur)
Popliteal
area behind the knee
Patellar
knee
Crural
leg or thigh (front)
Sural
calf (back)
Tarsal
ankle
Plantar
bottom of foot
Calcaneal
heel bone
Anterior (Ventral)
front/in front of
Posterior
behind/in the back of
Dorsal
back of the body
Lateral
side/beside of
Superficial
at the surface
Deep
away from/below the surface
Proximal
close to the point of orgin
Distal
away from the point of orgin
Superior (cranial)
toward the head
Inferior (caudal)
toward the feet
Ipsilateral
same side
Contralateral
opposite side (think contrast)