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Anatomical Position
Learning the body landmarks in the standard anatomical position
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |