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Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdominal | Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones |
| Antebrachial | Forearm |
| Antecubital | Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region |
| Auricular | Visible surface structures of the ear |
| Axillary | Armpit |
| Brachial | Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow) |
| Buccal | Cheek |
| Calcaneal | Heel of the foot |
| Carpal | Wrist |
| Cephalic | Head |
| Cervical | Neck |
| Cranial | Skull |
| Crural | Leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle) Anterior region |
| Deltoid | Shoulder |
| Digital | Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal) |
| Dorsal/Dorsum | Back |
| Facial | Face |
| Femoral | Thigh |
| Fibular | Lateral aspect of the leg |
| Frontal | Forehead |
| Gluteal | Buttock |
| Hallux | Great toe |
| Inguinal | Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk) |
| Lumbar | The “small of the back”: the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis |
| Mammary | Breast |
| Manus | Hand |
| Mental | Chin |
| Nasal | Nose |
| Occipital | Posterior aspect of the head |
| Olecranal | Posterior aspect of the elbow |
| Oral | Mouth |
| Orbital | Eye |
| Palmar | Palm (anterior surface) of the hand |
| Patellar | Kneecap |
| Pectoral | Chest, includes mammary region |
| Pelvic | Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones |
| Perineal | Diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs |
| Pes | Foot |
| Plantar | Sole of the foot |
| Pollex | Thumb |
| Popliteal | Area posterior to the knee |
| Pubic | Anterior region of the pelvis |
| Radial | Lateral aspect (thumb side) of forearm |
| Sacral | Posterior region between the hip bones |
| Scapular | Shoulder blade |
| Sternal | Anterior middle region of the thorax |
| Sural | Calf (posterior part of the leg) |
| Tarsal | Proximal part of the foot and ankle, top towards ankle |
| Thoracic | Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions |
| Tibial | Medial aspect of leg |
| Ulnar | Medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm |
| Umbilical | Navel |
| Vertebral | Spinal column |
| Pollex | Thumb |
| Epicondyle | Protuberance above or on the Condyle ; place of tissue attachment |
| Tubercle / Tuberosity | Protuberance on the bone that a muscle attaches to |
| Trochanter | A Tubercle of the Femur near the hip |
| Trochlea | Articulating area that is reminiscent to a Pulley wheel |
| Trochlear Notch | Deep depression on Ulna that articulates with the Trochlea of the Humerus |
| Condyle | Articulating prominence of a bone that resembles Knuckles |
| Fossa | Depression |
| Foramen | Hole |
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