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surface terminology
Posterior surface anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| occipital | base of skull |
| nuchal | back of neck |
| vertebral | spinal column |
| olecranal | point of elbow |
| lumbar | loin (lower back) |
| dorsal | back |
| scapular | shoulder blade |
| gluteal | buttock |
| perineal | perineum (between the anus and the genital area) |
| popliteal | back of knee (hollow behind knee) |
| sural | calf |
| calcaneal | heel |
| planter | sole (of foot) |
| sacrum | low back between the hips |
| dorsum | back of hand |
| frontal | forhead |
| carpal | wrist |
| calcanneal | heel |
| palmer | hand |
| planter | foot |