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Anatomy
Body Plan
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anatomical position | reference point, body erect, arms at sides, palms forehead, feet together and flat on the floor |
| regional terms | know all regions of the body |
| frontal (anterior) | forehead |
| orbital (anterior) | eye |
| nasal (anterior) | nose |
| oral (anterior) | mouth |
| otic (anterior) | ear |
| buccal (anterior) | cheek |
| mental (anterior) | chin |
| clavicular (anterior) | collar bone |
| axillary (anterior) | armpit |
| brachial (anterior) | arm |
| antecubital (anterior) | front of elbow |
| carpal (anterior) | wrist |
| palmar (anterior) | palm |
| digital (anterior) | fingers |
| cervical (anterior) | neck |
| pectoral (anterior) | chest |
| sternal (anterior) | breastbone |
| mammary (anterior) | breast |
| abdominal (anterior) | abdomen |
| umbilical (anterior) | naval |
| pubic (anterior) | genitals |
| inguinal (anterior) | groin |
| coxal (anterior) | hip |
| femoral (anterior) | thigh |
| patellar (anterior) | kneecap |
| crural (anterior) | leg (shin) |
| talus (anterior) | ankle |
| dorsum (anterior) | top of foot |
| digital (anterior) | toes |
| cranial (posterior) | skull |
| occipital (posterior) | back of skull (brain & vision) |
| nuchal (posterior) | back of neck |
| acromial (posterior) | point of shoulder |
| olecranon (posterior) | point of elbow |
| dorsum (posterior) | back of hand |
| scapular (posterior) | shoulder blade |
| vertebral (posterior) | spinal column |
| lumbar (posterior) | loin |
| sacral (posterior) | between hips |
| gluteal (posterior) | buttocks |
| perineal (posterior) | perineum |
| popliteal (posterior) | behind knee |
| sural (posterior) | calf |
| calcaneal (posterior) | heel |
| plantar (posterior) | sole |
| right upper quadrant (RUQ) | liver, gallbladder |
| right lower quadrant (RLQ) | appendix |
| left upper quadrant (LUQ) | stomach, spleen, pancreas |
| left lower quadrant (LLQ) | small intestines, large intestines, ovaries, colon |
| abdominal regions | right and left hypochondriac region, right and left lumbar region, right and left iliac region, epigastric region, umbilical region, hypogastric region |
| directional terms (anatomical position-reference position) | explains where one body structure is in relation to another |
| proximal | closer to an attachment point, typically the shoulder or hip |
| distal | further from an attachment point, typically the shoulder or hip |
| lateral | away from midline |
| medial | towards the midline |
| planes of the body | planes are imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body dividing it into sections |
| sagittal planes | divide body into right and left portions two portions: midsagittal (median), parasagittal (beside) |
| frontal (coronal) planes | divide the body into anterior & posterior portions |
| transverse planes | divide body into superior & inferior portions |
| oblique planes | not at a right angle to other planes (not often used in anatomy) |
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