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anatomical landmarks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abdominal | stomach area |
| Acromial | point of the shoulder |
| Antecubital | anterior(top) of elbow |
| Axillary | armpit |
| Brachial | Arm |
| Buccal | cheek area |
| Carpal | wrist area |
| Cervical | neck area |
| coxal | hip |
| Crural | leg |
| Digital | fingers |
| Femoral | lateral part of the leg (femur) |
| Inguinal | area where thigh meets body part |
| Nasal | nose |
| Oral | mouth |
| Orbital | eyes |
| Patellar | anterior of the knee (kneecap) |
| Pelvic | area overlaying the pelvis anterior |
| Pubic | genital area |
| Sternal | breastbone area |
| Tarsal | ankle |
| Thoracic | chest |
| Umbilical | belly button/ navel |
| Calcaneal | heal of foot |
| Cephalic | head |
| Deltoid | curve of shoulder formed by the deltoid muscle |
| Gluteal | Buttock |
| Lumbar | area of back between ribs and hip |
| Occipital | posterior surface of the head (back of head below bump) |
| Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow(the actual elbow) |
| Scapular | shoulder blade |
| Popliteal | back of knee |
| Sural | posterior of the lower leg |
| Frontal | forehead |
| Octic | ear |
| Cranial | skull |
| Mental | chin |
| Mammary | breast |
| Antebrachial | forearm |
| Palmer | palm |
| Pollex | thumb |
| Hallux | great toe |
| Manual | hand |
| Pedal | foot |
| Planter | sole of foot |