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Regional terms

  1. ==Abdominal== - relating to the abdomen;
  2. ==Antecubital== - of or relating to the inner or front surface of the forearm
  3. ==Axillary==- relating to the armpit
  4. ==Brachial==- relating to the arm or to a structure resembling the arms
  5. ==Buccal==- relating to the cheek or mouth
  6. ==Calcaneal==- relating to the heel
  7. ==Carpal==- relating to the bones of the wrist
  8. ^^Cephalic^^- of, in, or relating to the head
  9. ==Cervical==- relating to the neck
    1. ^^Coxal^^- relating to the hip or hip joint
    2. ==Digital==- concerned with the use of technologies as tools for measurement
    3. ==Femoral==- relating to the femur or thigh
    4. ==Gluteal==- relating to the buttocks or the gluteus
    5. ==Inguinal==- relating to or situated in the region of the groin
    6. ==Lumbar==- of, near, or in the part of the back and sides between the lowest ribs and pelvis
    7. ==Nasal==- of or relating to the nose
    8. ^^Occipital^^- pertaining to the occiput, the back of the head
    9. ^^Olecranon^^- boney tip of the elbow
    10. ==Oral==- by or having to do with the mouth
    11. ==Orbital==- the boney cavity that contains the eyeball
    12. ==Patellar==- relating to the kneecap
    13. ==Pelvic==- the area of the body below the abdomen that contains the hip bones, bladder, and rectum
    14. ==Popliteal==- relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint
    15. ^^Sacral^^- relating to the spinal cord
    16. ^^Scapular-^^ shoulder blade
    17. ==Sternal==- flat bone that forms the center of the chest wall
    18. ==Tarsal==- bones of the foot
    19. ==Thoracic==- relating to the chest
    20. ==Umbilical==- relating to the belly button
    21. ==Vertebral==- bones, muscles, tendons, and other tissues that reach from the base of the skull to the tailbone
  1. ==anterior== - near/ towards the front
  2. ==Posterior== - near/towards the back
  3. ==Superior== - towards the head
  4. ==Inferior== - away from the head
  5. ==Medial== - toward the body midline
  6. ==Distal== - away from the trunk
  7. ==Lateral== - toward the side
  8. ==Proximal== - toward the trunk
  9. ==Superficial== - below the skin surface
    1. ==Deep== - beneath layers of tissue and muscle
    2. ==Ventral== - front
    3. ==Dorsal== - back