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D/R Terms
Directional and Regional Terms (Honors A&P)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal | anterior body trunk inferior to ribs |
| Acromial | point of shoulder |
| Antebrachial | forearm |
| Antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
| Axillary | armpit |
| Bracchial | arm |
| Buccal | cheek area |
| Carpal | wrist |
| Cervical | neck region |
| Coxal | hip |
| Crural | leg |
| Deltoid | curve of shoulder |
| Digital | fingers, toes |
| Femoral | thigh |
| Fibular | lateral part of leg |
| Frontal | forehead |
| Inguinal | groin |
| Mental | chin |
| Nasal | nose area |
| Oral | mouth |
| Orbital | eye area |
| Patellar | anterior knee |
| Pelvic | area overlying the pelvis anteriorly |
| Pubic | genital region |
| Sternal | breastbone area |
| Tarsal | ankle region |
| Thoracic | chest |
| Umbilical | navel |
| Calcaneal | heal of foot |
| Cephalic | head |
| Gluteal | buttock |
| Lumbar | area of back between rib and hips, the loin |
| Occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull |
| Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
| Popliteal | posterior knee area |
| Sacral | area between hips |
| Scapular | shoulder blade region |
| Sural | the posterior surface of the leg; the calf |
| Vertebral | area of spinal column |
| Plantar | sole of the foot |
| Superior(cranial or cephalad) | toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |
| Inferior(caudal) | Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below |
| Ventral(anterior) | toward or at the front of the body; in front of |
| Dorsal(posterior) | toward or at the backside of the body; behind |
| Medial | toward or at the mid line of the bod; on the inner side of |
| Lateral | away from the mid line of the body; on the outer side |
| Intermediate | between a more medial and a more lateral structure |
| Proximal | close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| Distal | farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| Superficial(external) | toward or at the body surface |
| Deep(internal) | away from the body surface; more internal |