The Language of Anatomy Flashcards
Where is the abdominal located?
below the ribs and above the hips
Where is the acromial located?
Point of shoulder
Where is the antecubital
anterior surface of the elbow
where is the axillary
armpit
where is the antebrachial
forarm
where is the brachial
arm
where is the buccal
cheek
where is the calcaneal
heel of foot
where is the coxal
hip
where is the cephalic
head
where is the crural
leg
where is the fibular
side of leg
where is the frontal
forehead
where is the hallux
big toe
where is the manus
hand
where is the occipial
back of head
where is the olecranal
back of the elbow
where is the otic
ear
where is the patellar
kneecap
where is the plantar
sole of foot
where is the pollex
thumb
where is the popliteal
back of knee
where is the sacral
posterior region between the hip bones
where is the sural
calf
where is the tarsal
ankle
what does superior mean
above
what does inferior mean
below
what does anterior mean
front
what does posterior mean
back
what does medial mean
toward the midline
what does lateral mean
away from the midline or median plane
what does cephalad mean
toward the head
what does caudal mean
toward the tail
what does ventral mean
belly side
what does dorsal mean
back side
what does proximal mean
nearer the trunk or attached end
what does distal mean
farther from the trunk or point of attachment
what does superficial mean
toward or at the body’s surface
what does deep mean
away from the body’s surface
