Lab Practical

Abdominal

Below the ribs, above the hips

Acromial

Point of shoulder

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Arm

Calcaneal

Heel of foot

Carpal

Wrist

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Coxal

Hip

Digital

Fingers or toes

Femoral

Thigh

Fibular

Side of leg

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Buttocks

Hallux

Great toe

Inguinal

Groin

Lumbar

Lower back

Manus

Hand

Mental

Chin

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Back of head

Olecranal

Back of Elbow

Oral

Mouth

Orbital

Bony eye socket

Otic

Ear

Palmer

Palm of hand

Patellar

Kneecap

Pedal

Foot

Pelvic

Pelvis

Perineal

Between anus and external genitalia

Planter

Sole of foot

Pollex

Thumb

Pubic

Genital

Sacral

Posterior region between hip bones

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Sternal

Breast bone

Tarsal

Ankle

Thoracic

Chest

Umbilical

Navel

Vertebral

Spine

Superior

Above

Inferior

Below

Anterior

Front

Posterior

Back

Dorsal

Backside

Ventral

Belly side

Cephalic

Towards the head

Caudal

Towards the tail

Medial

Towards midline

Lateral

Away from midline

Proximal

Nearer the trunk or attached end

Distal

Farther from the trunk or attachment point

Superficial

Towards body surface

Deep

Away from body surface

Sagittal plane

Coronal Plane

Transverse plane

Yellow

Right upper quadrant

Blue

Left upper quadrant

Green

Right lower quadrant

Pink

Left lower quadrant

Articular Cartilage

Covers the ends of most bones at movable joints

Costal Cartilage

Connects ribs to sternum

Respiratory Cartilage

In larynx and other respiratory structures

Nasal Cartilage

Supports external nose

Hyaline Cartilage

Articular Cartilage, Costal Cartilage, Respiratory Cartilage, Nasal Carilage

Elastic Cartilage

Found in the external ear and epiglottis.

Fibrocartilage

Intervertebral disc, Pubic symphysis, Meniscus of knee

Intervertebral Disc

Pads between Vertebra

Pubic Symphysis

Where the hip bones join anteriorly

Meniscus of Knee

Pads located in the knee joint

Bones containing Paranasal Sinuses

Frontal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid, and Maxillae bones.

Abnormal Spine Curvatures

Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Lordosis

Scoliosis

Abnormal lateral Curvature

Kyphosis

Exaggerated thoracic curvature

Lordosis

Exaggerated lumbar curvature

Suture Joint

Between cranial bones

Gomphosis

Tooth / mandible or maxilla

Syndesmosis

Distal tibia / Fibula

Synchondrosis

Epiphyseal plate and cartilage/rib 1

Symphysis

Pubic symphysis and intervertebral discs

Gliding/plane

Intercarpal joint, intertarsal joint

Hinge

Elbow, interphalangeal joint

Pivot

Altas/axis, proximal radius/ulna

Condyloid

Radius/carpals, metacarpals/phalanges

Saddle

Trapezium/metacarpal of pollex

Ball and Socket

Scapula/humerus, Femur/coxal bones

Examples of Long Bones

Femur, humerus tibia, fibula, radius

Examples of Short Bones

Carpals, tarsals

Examples of Flat Bones

Skull, sternum, ribs

Examples of Irregular Bones

Vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx

Examples of Sesamoid Bone

Patella, pisiform

Examples of Sutural Bone

Wormian bones in the skull