anatomy and physiology unit 1 (copy)

Frontal

forehead

Buccal

cheek area

sternal

middle of chest

mammary

breast

umbilical

navel / belly button region

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

tarsal

ankle region

pedal

foot

pubic

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patellar

anterior knee

crural

shin

Palmar

palm

axillary

armpit

abdominal

anterior body trunk inferior to ribs

antebrachial

forearm

carpal

wrist

pelvic

below abdominal

thoracic

chest

Cervical

neck region

brachial

arm

antecubital

anterior surface of elbow

digital

fingers

cephalic

head

plantar

sole of foot

otic

ear

calcaneal

heel of foot

Acromial

point of shoulder

sural

the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf

vertebral

spinal column

popliteal

posterior knee area

cubutal

elbow

lumbar

Area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

femoral

thigh

gluteal

buttock

coxal

hip

manual

hand

inguinal

groin

scapular

shoulder blade

orbital

eye

mental

chin

pollex

thumb

epigastric

middle upper region above the stomach

hypogastric

below the stomach

right/left hypochondriac

upper lateral region beneath the ribs

right/left iliac

lower back

superior

above

inferior

below

medial

close to middle

lateral

close to sides

proximal

Closer to the point of attachment

distal

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

anatomical position

To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

Posterior

back of body

Anterior

front of the body

Dorsal

toward the back

Ventral

toward the front

frontal plane

Divides the body into front and back portions.

coronal plane

divides body into front and back

transverse plane

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

cross section plane

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

median plane

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Midsaggital plane

divides the body into equal right and left halves

genicular

knee

Cephalic

head

Nuchal

back of neck

olecranon

elbow

Calcaneal

heel

dorsal cavity

includes the brain and spinal cavities.

ventral cavity

thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity