Unit 2 - Akshita Sharma 1st Period

PT A: Anatomical terms, positions, body anatomy and systems

Acromial

Pertaining to acromion (point of shoulder)

Antebrachial

p/t to the forearm

Antecubital

p/t the area in the front of the elbow

Anterior (Ventral)

toward the front or belly sided

Anteroposterior

passing from the anterior (front) to the posterior (back) of the body

Axillary

p/t to the armpit

Bilateral

p/t to two sides

Brachial

p/t to the upper arm

Buccal

p/t the cheek

Calcaneal

p/t the heel bone

Carpal

p/t the wrist

Caudal

toward the tailbone

Cephalic

p/t to the head, toward the head

Cephalocaudal

Pattern of growth and development that proceeds from the head downward to the feet

Cervical

p/t the neck

Coxal

p/t the hip

Cranial

p/t the skull

Crural

p/t the leg, specifically the shin bone

Cubital

p/t the elbow

Deep

more internal, further inside the body, away from the body surface

Digital

p/t to the fingers or toes

Distal

situated farther away from the center of the body, trunk, or the point where a limb attaches to the body

External

outer part of the body

Femoral

p/t the thigh

Fibular

refers to the lateral side of the lower leg

frontal

p/t the forehead

Genital

p/t the reproductive organs

Gluteal

p/t the buttocks

Inferior

positioned below or toward the feet

Inguinal

p/t the groin

Internal

inside the body

Lateral

Farther away from the midline, towards the side of the body

Left

The left hand side of a person in standard anatomical position

Lumbar

p/t the low back region and the 5 vertebrae between the chest and sacrum

Mammary

p/t the breast region

Medial

toward the midline, or center, of the body

Mental

p/t the chin

Metacarpal

p/t the hand bones

Midline

imaginary center line splitting the body into right and left halves

Nasal

p/t the nose

Occipital

p/t the back of the head

Olecranal

p/t the olecranon or the bon ytip of the elbow

Oral

p/t the mouth

Orbital

p/t the eye or eye socket

Otic

p/t the ear

Palmar

p/t the palm of the hand

Parietal

p/t the outer wall of a body cavity

Patellar

p/t the kneecap (patella)

Pectoral

p/t the chest

Perineal

p/t the perineum (patch of flesh between the pnis or vlva and anns)

Plantar

p/t the sole or bottom surface of the foot

Popliteal

p/t the back (hollow) of the knee

Posterior (Dorsal)

Toward the back or rear side of the body

Poteroanterior

passing from the posterior toward the anterior

Prone

Lying face down with palms downward

Proximal

situated nearer to the center of the body, trunk, or point where a limb attached to the body