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Chapter 21/22 Terms

Anatomical Directions, Regions, Positions, and Planes

TermDefinition
ANTERIOR/VENTRAL Front or belly side
POSTERIOR/DORSAL Back side
SUPERIOR Closer to the top of the head and is used for the axial region only
INFERIOR Farther away from the top of the head and is used for the axial region only
MEDIAL Toward the midline of the body
LATERAL Away from the midline of the body
PROXIMAL Close to the connection to the body and is used for the appendicular region only
DISTAL Farther away from the connection to the body and is used for the appendicular region only
SUPERFICIAL Closer to the surface
DEEP Farther from the surface
RIGHT On the body's right side
LEFT On the body's left side
AXIAL Head, neck, and trunk
ABDOMINAL Belly
AXILLARY Armpit
CRANIAL/CEPHALIC Head
CERVICAL Neck
FACIAL Face
INGUINAL Groin
PELVIC Lower trunk
THORACIC Chest
UMBILICAL Navel
APPENDICULAR Arms and legs
BRACHIAL Arm
CARPAL Wrist
CUBITAL Elbow
FEMORAL Thigh
PALMAR Palms of the hand
PATELLAR Knee
PLANTAR Soles of the feet
TARSAL Ankle
SAGITTAL PLANE Separates right from left
TRANSVERSE/HORIZONTAL PLANE Separates top from bottom
FRONTAL/CORONAL PLANE Separates front from back
SUPINE Anterior surface facing up
PRONE Anterior surface facing down
CUTANE/O Skin
CYAN/O Blue
DERM/O, DERMAT/O Skin
KERAT/O Hard
MELAN/O Black
ONYCH/O Nail
SEB/O Oil
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