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Basic Human Anatomy
Cephalic, Cervical, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic, Pubic, Manus, Pedal, etc.
Term | Definition |
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frontal | forehead |
orbital | eyes |
nasal | nose |
oral | mouth |
mental | chin |
sternal | sternum |
axillary | armpit |
mammary | breasts |
acromial | shoulder |
brachial | arm |
antecubital | pit of elbow |
antebrachial | forearm |
carpal | wrist |
palmar | palm of hand |
pollex | thumb |
digital (hand) | index finger |
coxal | hip |
femoral | thigh |
patellar | knee |
crural | leg |
fibular/peroneal/sural | lower leg/fibula |
tarsal | ankle |
metatarsal | bones that connect the toes to the foot |
digital (foot) | pinky toe |
hallux | big toe |
umbilical | belly button |
inguinal | groin |
pubic | genitals |
olecranal | elbow |
metacarpal | bones that connect fingers to the wrist |
popliteal | pit of knee |
calcaneal | heel |
plantar | bottom of foot |
otic | ear |
occipital | back of head |
cervical | neck |
scapular | back shoulder bone |
vertebral | spine |
lumbar | lower back |
sacral | above tailbone (coccyx) |
gluteal | butt |
perineal | genital area (area between anus and external genitalia) |
cranal cavity | contains brain |
thoracic cavity | contains heart and lungs |
vertebral cavity | contains spine and spinal chord |
pelvic cavity | contains urinary bladder, reproductive organs, and rectum |
4 abdominopelvic quadrants | right upper (RUQ), left upper (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), & left lower quadrant (LLQ) |
top 3 of the 9 abdominopelvic regions | right hypochondriac region (left), epigastric region (middle), left hypochondriac region (right) |
middle 3 of the 9 abdominopelvic regions | right lumbar region (left) umbilical region (middle), left lumbar region (right) |
bottom 3 of the 9 abdominopelvic regions | right iliac (inguinal region, (left), hypogastric region (middle), left iliac (inguinal) region (right) |