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A&P Stack 1
Anatomical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cephalic | head |
| frontal | forehead |
| orbital | eyes |
| nasal | nose |
| buccal | cheek |
| oral | mouth |
| mental | chin |
| cervical | neck |
| otic | ears |
| occipital | lower back of head |
| thoracic | chest area |
| sternal | vertical mid chest |
| axillary | armpit |
| mammary | pec/breast |
| abdominal | stomach area |
| umbelical | belly button |
| pelvic | area between abdomen and lower limbs |
| inguinal | groin |
| pubic | genital |
| acromial | shoulder |
| brachial | upper arm (bi and tri) |
| antecubital | inner part of elbow where arm bends |
| olecranal | elbow |
| antebrachial | forearm |
| carpal | wrist |
| manus | hand |
| palmar | palm |
| pollex | thumb |
| digital or digits | fingers and toes |
| coxal | hip |
| femoral | femur or thigh |
| patellar | front of knee |
| popliteal | back of knee |
| crural | shin |
| sural | calf |
| fubular | outside of lower leg |
| pedal | foot |
| tarsal | ankle |
| calcaneal | heel |
| plantar | bottom of foot |
| hallux | big toe |
| dorsal | back |
| scapular | shoulder blade |
| vertebral | spinal cord |
| lumbar | lower back |
| sacral | area between gluteals |
| gluteals | butt |
| perineal | area between anus and external genitalia |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| anterior | front (ventral side) |
| posterior | back (dorsal side) |
| medial | toward the midline |
| lateral | away from the midline |
| ventral | belly side |
| dorsal | back side |
| proximal | closer to the trunk |
| distal | farther from the trunk |
| superficial | toward the body surface |
| deep | away from the body surface |
| sagittal plane | divides body into the left and right |
| frontal plane | divides the body into front(anterior) and back(posterior) |
| transverse plane | divides the body into superior(higher) and inferior(lower) |