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Anatomical Position
Learning the body landmarks in the standard anatomical position
Question | Answer |
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What is the anatomical position? | standing upright, legs sligly apart, palms, head, and toes facing forward |
Brachial | arm |
Antebrachial | forearm |
Antecubital | anterior of elbow |
Buccal | cheek |
Carpal | wrist |
Cervical | neck |
Coxal | hip |
Crural | leg |
Digital | fingers and toes |
Femoral | thigh |
Fibular | side of the leg |
Frontal | forehead |
Hallux | great toe |
Inguinal | groin |
Mammary | breast |
Mental | chin |
Nasal | nose |
Oral | mouth |
Orbital | eye socket |
Palmar | palm of hand |
Patellar | kneecap |
Pedal | foot |
Pelvic | pelvis |
Pollex | thumb |
Pubic | genital |
Sternal | breastbone |
Tarsal | ankle |
Thoracic | chest |
Umbilical | navel |
Acromial | point of shoulder |
Calcaneal | heel of foot |
Cephalic | head |
Dorsum | back |
Gluteal | buttcheeks |
Lumbar | loin |
Manus | hand |
Occipital | back of head/base of skull |
Olecranal | back of elbow |
Otic | ear |
Perineal | part b/w the anus & genitalia |
Plantar | sole of foot |
Popliteal | back of knee |
Sacral | b/w the hips |
Scapular | shoulder blade |
Sural | calf |
Vertebral | spinal column |