Regional terms (copy)

Brachial

________- relating to the arm or to a structure resembling the arms.

Vertebral

________- bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone.

Orbital

________- the boney cavity that contains the eyeball.

Inguinal

________- relating to or situated in the region of the groin.

Digital

________- concerned with the use of technologies as tools for measurement.

Cephalic

________- of, in, or relating to the head.

Pelvic

________- the area of the body below the abdomen that contains the hip bones, bladder, and rectum.

Popliteal

________- relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint.

Lumbar

________- of, near, or in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and pelvis.

Nasal

________- of or relating to the nose.

Femoral

________- relating to the femur or thigh.

Gluteal

________- relating to the buttocks or the ________.

Umbilical

________- relating to the belly button.

Oral

________- by or having to do with the mouth.

Antecubital

________- of or relating to the inner or front surface of the fore arm.

Coxal

________- relating to the hip or hip joint.

Carpal

________- relating to the bones of the wrist.

Occipital

________- pertaining to the occiput, the back of the head.

Sternal

________- flat bone that forms the center of the chest wall.

Buccal

________- relating to the cheek or mouth.

Sacral

________- relating to the spinal cord.

Thoracic

________- relating to the chest.

Axillary

________- relating to the armpit.

Tarsal

________- bones of the foot.

Calcaneal

________- relating to the heel.

Cervical

________- relating to the neck.

boney tip

Olecranon- ________ of the elbow.

Patellar

________- relating to the kneecap.

Abdominal

relating to the abdomen;

Antecubital

of or relating to the inner or front surface of the fore arm

anterior

near/ towards the front

Posterior

near/towards the back

Superior

towards the head

Inferior

away from the head

Medial

toward the body midline

Distal

away from the trunk

Lateral

toward the side

Proximal

toward the trunk

Superficial

below the skin surface

Deep

beneath layers of tissue and muscle

Ventral

front

Dorsal

back

frontal

forehead

mental

chin

mammary

breast

pectoral

chest

sternal

sternum

coxal

hip

deltoid

shoulder

antebrachial

forarm

manus

hand

palmar

plam

crural

legs

sural

calf

plantar surface

sole

digital

fingers/toes

pes

foot

cervical

neck

brachial

arm

cephalic

head

cranial

surrounding the brain

occipital

back of the head

auricular

ear

vertebral

spinal column

abdominal

abdomen

lumbar

lower back

sacral

by the butt crack

gluteal

buttock

perineal

inferior lower butt

cutting horizontal

transverse plane

cutting left and right

midsagittal plane

front and back cutting

coronal plane