Surface Anatomy Flashcards
Acromial
Pertaining to the point of the shoulder
Antebrachial
In front of arm
Antecubital
In front of elbow
Axillary
armpit
Brachial
Arm
Buccal
Space between teeth and cheek
Calcaneal
Pertaining to the heel of the foot
Carpal
Pertaining to the wrist
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
Cervical
Pertaining to the neck region
Coxal
Pertaining to the hip
Crural
Pertaining to the leg
Cubital
Elbow
Deltoid
Pertaining to the roundness of the shoulder caused by the underlying deltoid muscle
Digital
Pertaining to the fingers or toes
Dorsum
Pertaining to the back
Femoral
Pertaining to the thigh
Frontal
Pertaining to the forehead
Gluteal
Pertaining to the buttocks or rump
Hallux
Pertaining to the great toe
Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
Lumbar
Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips (loins)
Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
Manus
Pertaining to the hand
Mental
Pertaining to the chin
Nasal
Pertaining to the nose
Occipital
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
Olecranal
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow
Oral
Pertaining to the mouth
Orbital
Pertaining to the bones eye socket
Otic
Pertaining to the ear
Palmar
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
Patellar
Pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region
Pedal
Pertaining to the foot
Pelvic
Pertaining to the pelvis region
Perineal
Pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia
Peroneal
Pertaining to the side of the leg
Pinna
Top of ear
Plantar
Pertaining to the sole of the foot
Pollex
Pertaining to the thumb
Popliteal
Pertaining to the back of the knee
Pubic
Pertaining to the genital region
Sacral
Pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)
Scapular
Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area
Sternal
Pertaining to the region of the breastbone
Sural
Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg
Tarsal
Pertaining to the ankle
Thoracic
Pertaining to the chest
Umbilical
Pertaining to the naval
Vertebral
Pertaining to the area of the spinal column
Fibular
Pertaining to the thigh