click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Reginal/Directional
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal | Body between chest and thorax |
| Antecubital | Front or inner surface of elbow joint |
| Gluteal | buttocks |
| Axillary | Armpit |
| Brachial | Upper arm |
| Inguinal | groin |
| Buccal | cheek |
| Calacaneal | Heel |
| Lumbar | lower back |
| Carpal | wrist |
| Cephalic | entire head area |
| Nasal | nose area |
| Cervical | neck |
| Coxal | hip |
| Occipital | Back of head or scalp |
| Digital | fingers and toes |
| Femoral | thigh |
| Olecranal | posterior elbow surface |
| Oral | mouth |
| Orbital | area of head around the eye, eye socket |
| Patellar | anterior knee, surrounds knee cap |
| Scapular | anatomical, covers the scapula (shoulder blade) |
| Sternal | central anterior chest |
| Tarsal | Ankle area |
| Pelvic | inferior to abdomen, superior to thighs |
| Popliteal | Posterior aspect of the knee joint |
| Sacral | lower back and pelvis |
| Thoracic | Area between neck and abdomen |
| Umbilical | central abdomen surrounding naval |
| Vertebral | areas of the spine |
| Posterior | back of body |
| Anterior | front of body |
| Dorsal | Upper back |
| Ventral | Towards the belly |
| Proximal | trunk where limbs attach |
| Distal | further from trunk and where limbs attach |
| Superior | Higher than another body structure |
| Inferior | Lower than another body structure |
| Medial | near middle line of the body |
| Lateral | Further away from the middle of the body |
| Deep | Further from the surface of the body |
| Superficial | closer to the surface of the body |