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Directional terms
HBS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior | Front of the body |
| Posterior | Back of the body |
| Inferior | Bottom of body |
| Superior | Top of body |
| Deep | Close to the inside of body |
| Superficial | Closer to the skin |
| Medial | Close to the center of body |
| Lateral | Closer to either sides of body |
| Ventral | The front of body more like chest |
| Dorsal | Back of body think shark |
| Proximal | Closer to joint |
| Distal | farther from joint |
| Abdominal | Your abs |
| Antebrachal | front of arm closer to wrist |
| acromial | Shoulder region |
| Antecubital | Front of elbow |
| Axillary | Armpit region |
| Brachial | Upper arm think muscle |
| Buccal | Cheek (face) |
| Calcaneal | heel of foot |
| Carpal | wrist of the body |
| Cephellic | Head of the body |
| Cervical | Neck of body |
| Coxal | Hip of body |
| Crural | Lower leg of body |
| Digital | Fingers and toes of body |
| Deltoid | Shoulder muscle |
| Femular | Thigh of body |
| Fibular | Lateral part of leg |
| Frontal | Front of the head |
| Gluteal | buttocks of the body |
| Inguineal | groin of body |
| Lumbar | Lower Back |
| Mental | chin of body |
| Nasal | Nose |
| Occipital | Back of the head |
| Olecranal | Back of the elbow |
| Oral | mouth |
| Orbital | Eyes |
| Patellar | front of knee |
| pelvic | pelvis region |
| Plantar | sole of foot |
| Popiteal | Back of knee |
| Pubic | gentail region |
| Sacral | Area between hips |
| Scapular | shoulder blade |
| sternal | Sternum |
| Sural | Calf or back of leg |
| tarsal | ankle region |
| Thoracic | Middle back |
| Umbillical | Belly Button |
| Vertebral | Upper Back |