Posterior Anatomy (lab 1)

Name

ACromial - point of shoulder

Point of shoulder

Acromial

Name

Brachial - arm

Upper portion of arm

Brachial

Name

Calcaneal - heel of foot

Heel of foot

Calcaneal

Name

Cephalic, head

Pertains to head

Cephalic

Name

dorsum - back, trunk only

Pertains to back, trunk only

Dorsum

Name

Femoral - thigh, upper portion of lower limb

Thigh, upper portion of lower limb

Femoral

Name

Gluteal, butt

Pertains to the but

Gluteal

Name

Lumbar, region between lower edge of ribs and hips

Region of back between lower part of ribs and hips

lumbar

Name

Manus - hand

Pertains to hand

Manus

Name

Occipital - posterior aspect of the head or base of skull

Pertains to the posterior aspect of the head or the base of the skull

Occipital

Name

Olecranal - posterior aspect of the elbow

Pertains to the posterior aspect of the elbow

Olecranal

Name

Otic - pertains to ear

Pertains to ear

Otic

Name

Region between the anus and the external genetalia

Pertains to the region between the anus and the external genetalia

Perineal

Name

Plantar - sole of the foot

Pertains to the sole of the foot

Plantar

Pertains to the back of the Knee

Popliteal

Name

Popliteal- the back of the knee

Name

sacral - region between the hips

region between the hips

sacral

Name

Scapular - region overlying the shoulder blades

The region overlying the shoulder blades

scapular

the calf of the posterior surface of leg (lower portion of lower limb)

Sural

Name

Sural - Pertaining to the calf

or the posterior

surface of the leg (the

lower portion of the

lower limb)

Name

Vertebral - region overlying spinal column

region overlying spinal column

vertrebral