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A&P
Body Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cephalic | head |
| Glueteal | Buttock |
| Lumbar | area of back between ribs and hips |
| Plantar | Sole of foot |
| deltoid | curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle |
| abdominal | anterior body trunk inferior to ribs |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
| axillary | armpit |
| Brachial | Arm |
| Buccal | Cheek area |
| Carpal | Wrist |
| Cervical | Neck Region |
| Coxal | Hip |
| Crural | Leg |
| Digital | Fingers, Toes |
| Femoral | Thigh |
| Fibular | Lateral part of the leg |
| Inguinal | Groin |
| 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 |
| Occipital | Posterior surface of the head |
| Olecranal | Posterior surface of the elbow |
| Popliteal | Posterior knee area |
| Sacral | area between hips |
| Scapular | Shoulder Blade region |
| Sural | The calf of the leg |
| Vertebral | area of spine |
| Calcaneal | heel of foot |