241: Anatomical positions
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Abdominal
Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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Acromial
Pertaining to the point of the shoulder
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Antebrachial
Pertaining to the forearm
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Antecubital
Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow
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Axillary
Pertaining to the armpit
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Brachial
Pertaining to the arm
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Buccal
Pertaining to the cheek
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Carpal
Pertaining to the wrist
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Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
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Cervical
Pertaining to the neck region
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Coxal
Pertaining to the hip
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Crural
Pertaining to the leg
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Digital
Pertaining to the fingers or toes
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Femoral
Pertaining to the thigh
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Fibular
Pertaining to the side of the leg
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Frontal
Pertaining to the forehead
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Hallux
Pertaining to the great toe
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Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
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Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
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Manus
Pertaining to the hand
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Mental
Pertaining to the chin
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Nasal
Pertaining to the nose
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Oral
Pertaining to the mouth
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Orbital
Pertaining to the bony eye socket
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Palmar
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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Patellar
Pertaining to the anterior knee region
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Pedal
Pertaining to the foot
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Pelvic
Pertaining to the pelvis region
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Polle
Pertaining to the thumb
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Pubic
Pertaining to the genital region
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Sternal
Pertaining to the region of the breastbone
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Tarsal
Pertaining to the ankle
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Thoracic
Pertaining to the chest
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Umbilical
Pertaining to the navel
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Calcaneal
Pertaining to the heel of the foot
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Dorsum
Pertaining to the back
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Gluteal
Pertaining to the buttocks
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Lumbar
Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips
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Occipital
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of skull
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Olecranal
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow
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Otic
Pertaining to the ear
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Plantar
Pertaining to the foot
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Popliteal
Pertaining to the back of the knee
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Sacral
Pertaining to the region between the hips
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Scapular
Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area
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Sural
Pertaining to the calf of posterior surface of the leg
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Vertebral
Pertaining to the area of the spinal column
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Superior/Inferior
Above/Below
These terms refer to placement of a structure along the long axis of the body.
These terms refer to placement of a structure along the long axis of the body.
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Anterior/Posterior
Front/Back
Most anterior structures are those that are most forward(face, chest). Most posterior structures are those that are most toward the backside of the body(spine).
Most anterior structures are those that are most forward(face, chest). Most posterior structures are those that are most toward the backside of the body(spine).
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Medial/Lateral
Toward the midline/Away from the midline
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Cephalad
Cranial/Caudal
Cranial/Caudal
Toward the head/Toward the tail
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Dorsal/Ventral
Backside/Belly side
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Proximal/Distal
Near the trunk/Further from the trunk
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Superficial/Deep
External/Internal
External/Internal
Toward the body surface/Away from the body surface
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Dorsal Body Cavity
Subdivided in to cranial cavity and vertebral cavity.
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Cranial Cavity
Holds brain
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Vertebral Cavity
Holds the spinal cord
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Ventral Body Cavity
Subdivided into thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic cavity.
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Thoracic Cavity
Subdivided into, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity within the mediastinum, and superior mediastinum. Holds heart and lungs.
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Abdominal Cavity
Holds digestive viscera
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Pelvic Cavity
Holds urinary bladder, reproductive organs, an rectum
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Left Upper Quadrant
Spleen and stomach
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Right Lower Quadrant
Appendix and cecum
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Left Lower Quadrant
Large intestine
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Right Upper Quadrant
Galbladder and Liver
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Right Hypochondriac Region
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Umbilical Region
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Left Lumbar Region
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Epigastric Region
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Right Iliac Region
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Left Hypochondriac Region
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Right Lumbar Region
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Left Iliac Region
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Hypogastric Region
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Abdominal
Pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
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Acromial
Pertaining to the point of the shoulder
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Antebrachial
Pertaining to the forearm
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Antecubital
Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow
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Axillary
Pertaining to the armpit
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Brachial
Pertaining to the arm
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Buccal
Pertaining to the cheek
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Carpal
Pertaining to the wrist
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Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
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Cervical
Pertaining to the neck region
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Coxal
Pertaining to the hip
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Crural
Pertaining to the leg
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Digital
Pertaining to the fingers or toes
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Femoral
Pertaining to the thigh
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Fibular
Pertaining to the side of the leg
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Frontal
Pertaining to the forehead
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Hallux
Pertaining to the great toe
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Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
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Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
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Manus
Pertaining to the hand
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Mental
Pertaining to the chin
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Nasal
Pertaining to the nose
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Oral
Pertaining to the mouth
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Orbital
Pertaining to the bony eye socket
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Palmar
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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Patellar
Pertaining to the anterior knee region