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Body Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| head | cephalic |
| neck | cervical |
| armpit | axillary |
| arm | brachial |
| front of elbow | antecubital |
| forearm | antebrachial |
| wrist | carpal |
| palm | palmar |
| fingers | digital/ phalangeal |
| thigh | femoral |
| forehead | frontal |
| eye | orbital |
| ear | otic |
| cheek | buccal |
| nose | nasal |
| mouth | oral |
| chin | mental |
| breastbone | sternal |
| breast | mammary |
| navel | umbilical |
| hip | coxal |
| groin | inguinal |
| hand | manual |
| pubis | pubic |
| anterior | near front of the body |
| posterior | near back of the body |
| superior | toward the head |
| inferior | away from the head |
| proximal | closer to the attachment of the limb to the trunk |
| distal | farther from the attachment of the limb from the trunk |
| lateral | farther from the midline |
| medial | nearer to the midline |