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This contains anatomical terms, directional terms, anatomical planes.
frons (frontal)
forehead
cranium (cranial)
skull
facies (facial)
face
oris (oral)
mouth
mentis (mental)
chin
oculus (orbital or ocular)
eye
bucca (buccal)
cheek
auris (otic)
ear
nasus (nasal)
nose
cervicis (cervical)
neck
cephalon (cephalic)
head
thoracis or thorax (thoracic)
chest
mamma (mammary)
breast
abdomen (abdominal)
tummy
umbilicus (umbilical)
navel
coxal
hip
pelvic
pelvis
inguen (inguinal)
groin
pubis
pubic
acromial
shoulder
dorsum (dorsal)
back
lumbus (lumbar)
loin
sacrum (sacral)
small of back
gluteus (gluteal)
buttock
pectoral
chest or breast
sternum (sternal)
breastbone
clavicle (clavicular)
collarbone
scapula (scapular)
shoulder blade
genital
sexual organs
perineum (perineal)
between the genitals and the anus
vertebra (vertebral)
spine
axilla (axillary)
armpit
brachium (brachial)
arm
antecubitis (antecubital)
front of elbow
antebrachium (antebrachial)
forearm
carpus (carpal)
wrist
pollex
thumb
digits or phalanges (digital or phalangeal)
fingers and toes
olecranon (olecranal)
back of the elbow
manus (manual)
hand
patella (patellar)
kneecap
femur (femoral)
thigh
crus (crural)
leg
tarsus (tarsal)
ankle
hallux
great toe
pes (pedal)
foot
popliteus (popliteal)
back of the knee
sura (sural)
calf
calcaneus (calcaneal)
heel of foot
planta (plantar)
sole of foot
standard anatomical position
neutral anatomical position of the human body
directional terms
location of body parts relative to each other
body planes
sections of the body wherein a 2-dimensional plane passes through
anterior (ventral)
the front or direction toward the front of the body
posterior (dorsal)
the back or direction toward the back of the body
superior (cranial)
above or higher than another part of the body proper
inferior (caudal)
below or lower than another part of the body proper; near or toward the tail
lateral
the side or away from the midline of the body
medial
the middle or towards the midline of the body
proximal
a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
distal
a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
superficial
closer to the surface of the body
deep
farther from the surface of the body
sagittal plane
divides the body vertically
midsagittal/median plane
divides the body through the middle
parasagittal/longitudinal plane
divides the body not through the middle
frontal plane
divides the body into the anterior and posterior
coronal plane
other term for the frontal plane
transverse plane
divides the body or organ horizontally
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