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D/R Terms
Directional and Regional Terms (Honors A&P)
Term | Definition |
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Abdominal | anterior body trunk inferior to ribs |
Acromial | point of shoulder |
Antebrachial | forearm |
Antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
Axillary | armpit |
Bracchial | arm |
Buccal | cheek area |
Carpal | wrist |
Cervical | neck region |
Coxal | hip |
Crural | leg |
Deltoid | curve of shoulder |
Digital | fingers, toes |
Femoral | thigh |
Fibular | lateral part of leg |
Frontal | forehead |
Inguinal | groin |
Mental | chin |
Nasal | nose area |
Oral | mouth |
Orbital | eye area |
Patellar | anterior knee |
Pelvic | area overlying the pelvis anteriorly |
Pubic | genital region |
Sternal | breastbone area |
Tarsal | ankle region |
Thoracic | chest |
Umbilical | navel |
Calcaneal | heal of foot |
Cephalic | head |
Gluteal | buttock |
Lumbar | area of back between rib and hips, the loin |
Occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull |
Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
Popliteal | posterior knee area |
Sacral | area between hips |
Scapular | shoulder blade region |
Sural | the posterior surface of the leg; the calf |
Vertebral | area of spinal column |
Plantar | sole of the foot |
Superior(cranial or cephalad) | toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |
Inferior(caudal) | Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below |
Ventral(anterior) | toward or at the front of the body; in front of |
Dorsal(posterior) | toward or at the backside of the body; behind |
Medial | toward or at the mid line of the bod; on the inner side of |
Lateral | away from the mid line of the body; on the outer side |
Intermediate | between a more medial and a more lateral structure |
Proximal | close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
Distal | farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
Superficial(external) | toward or at the body surface |
Deep(internal) | away from the body surface; more internal |