regional terms - posterior body landmarks Flashcards
Cats
Can
Dance
Under
My
Little
Pillow
cephalic
cervical
dorsal
upper limb
manus
lowerlimb
pedal
Scapular: Shoulder blade region
Vertebral: Area of the spinal column
Lumbar: Area of the back between the ribs and hips, also known as the loin
Sacral: Area between the hips at the base of the spine
Gluteal: Buttock area
DORSAL REGION (BACK)
: Posterior portion of the neck
Cervical
: Posterior surface of the head or the base of the skull
Occipital
: Area of the back between the ribs and hips, also known as the loin
Lumbar
: Buttock area
Gluteal
: Shoulder blade region
Scapular
Acromial: Point of the shoulder
Brachial: Arm
Olecranal: Posterior surface of the elbow
Antebrachial: Forearm
UPPER LIMB LANDMARKS
: Area of the spinal column
Vertebral
: Area between the hips at the base of the spine
Sacral
: Point of the shoulder
Acromial
: Posterior surface of the elbow
Olecranal
: Arm
Brachial
: Forearm
Antebrachial
manus
hanf
digitla
fingers
Femoral: Thigh
Popliteal: Posterior knee area
Sural: Posterior surface of the leg (calf)
Fibular: Lateral part of the leg
LOWER LIMB LANDMARKS
: Posterior surface of the leg (calf)
Sural
: Thigh
Femoral
: Lateral part of the leg
Fibular
: Posterior knee area
Popliteal
: Sole of the foot (located on the inferior body surface)
Plantar
: Heel of the foot
Calcaneal