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A&P UNIT 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cephalic | head |
| cranium | skull |
| facial | face |
| frons | forehead |
| oculus or orbital | eye |
| auris or otic | ear |
| bucca/buccal | cheek |
| oris or oral | mouth |
| mentis | chin |
| cervicis/cervical | neck |
| trunk | body less head, neck, and limbs |
| acromial | shoulder |
| dorsum/dorsal | back |
| thoracis/thoracic | chest |
| mamma | breast |
| abdomen | abdormen |
| umbilicus | naval |
| pelvis | pelvis |
| upper extremity | upper limb |
| axilla | armpit |
| brachium/antebrachial | arm |
| antecubuitis/antecubital | front of elbow |
| antebrachium/antebrachial | forearm |
| carpus/carpal | wrist |
| palma/palmar | palm |
| pollex | thumb |
| digits or phalanx | fingers |
| manus | hand |
| inguen/inguinal | groin |
| pubis/pubic | pubis |
| lumbus/lumbar | loin |
| right and left upper quadrant | |
| right and left lower quadrant | |
| right and left hypochondriac region | |
| epigastric region | |
| right and left lumbar region | |
| umbilical region | |
| right and left iliac region | |
| hypogastric region | |
| anterior | front, before |
| posterior | back, behind |
| dorsal | back side |
| ventral | belly side |
| cranial or cephalic | towards the head |
| caudal | towards the tail or coccyx |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| medial | towards the midline |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| proximal | toward an attached base |
| distal | away from an attached base |
| sagittal or parasagittal plane | |
| midsagittal plane | |
| frontal or coronal plane | |
| transverse plane | |
| gluteus | buttock |
| lower extremity | lower limb |
| femur/femoral | thigh |
| patella/patellar | kneecap |
| crus/crural | leg |
| sura/sural | calf |
| tarsus | ankle |
| pes | foot |
| calacaneus | heel of foot |
| planta | sole of foot |
| digits or phalanx | toes |
| hallus | great toe |
| dorsal body cavity | |
| cranial cavity | |
| spinal cavity | |
| ventral body cavity | |
| throacic cavity | |
| right and left pleural | |
| mediastinum | |
| pericardal | |
| abdominopelvic cavity | |
| abdominal | |
| pelvic cavity |