landmarks and directional terms Flashcards
frontal
forehead
orbital
eyeball
buccal
cheek
nasal
nose
oral
mouth
cervical
neck
thoracic
upper chest
mammary
breast
umbilical
belly button
inguinal
crease of leg
femoral
upper leg
abdominal
stomach
pelvic
waist
pubic
genitals
deltoid
fleshy part of shoulder
axillary
armpit
brachial
bicep
antecubital
inner elbow
antebrachial
forearm
carpal
wrist
thumb
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phalangeal
finger
manual
palm
tarsal
ankle
pedal
top of foot
crural
shin
patellar
knee
cephallic
head
dorsal
back
olecranal
funny bone
lumbar
bottom of back
gluteal
bottom
popliteal
behind knee
sural
calf
calcaneal
heal
plantar
bottom of foot
occipital
back of head
scapular
shoulder blade
vertebral
back
sacral
tramp stamp
superior
(cranial) toward the head end or upper part of a structure or body; above
inferior
(caudal) away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or body; below
ventral
(anterior) toward the front of the body; in front of
dorsal
(posterior) toward the back of the body - behind
medial
toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of
lateral
away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of
intermediate
between a more medial and more lateral structure
proximal
closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
distal
farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
superficial
(external) toward or at the body surface
deep
(internal) away from the body surface
