S.1.1 Anatomy and Physiology Vocab

cephalic

head

cranial

skull

facial

face

cervial

neck

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

antecubital

front of elbow

antebrachial

forearm

carpal

wrist

palmar

palm

pollex

thumb

digital/phalangeal

fingers/toes

femoral

thigh

patella

front of knee

crural

shin

pedal

foot

tarsal

ankle

dorsum

top of foot/back of hand

hallux

big toe

sternal

breastbone

thoracic

chest

mammary

breast

abdominal

abdomen

umbilical

navel

coxa

hip

pelvic

pelvis

inguinal

groin

pubic

pubis

manual

hand

frontal

forehead

temporal

temple

orbital/occular

eye

otic

ear

buccal

cheek

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

mental

chin

occipital

base of skull

acromial

shoulder

scapular

shoulder blade

vertebral

spinal column

dorsal

back

olecranal/cubital

back of elbow

lumbar

loins

sacral

between hips

coccygeal

tailbone

gluteal

butt

perineal

Area between anus and genitals

popliteal

back of knee

sural

calf

plantar

sole

calcaneal

heel

coronal/frontal plane

divides body into front and back

transverse plane

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower

sagittal plane

divides body into left and right

median plane

sagittal plane that passes through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal right and left halves

superior

above

inferior

below

anterior

front

posterior

back

lateral

away from the midline

medial

toward the midline

distal

further

proximal

closer