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Surface Anatomy
Regional Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nasal | nose |
| oral | mouth |
| cervical | neck |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| axillary | armpit |
| brachial | between shoulder and elbow |
| antecubital | anterior portion of elbow |
| pelvic | pelvis |
| carpal | wrist |
| pollex | thumb |
| palmer | palm |
| digital | fingers/toes |
| pubic | genital region |
| patellar | anterior knee |
| crural | lower leg, between knee and ankle |
| pedal | foot |
| tarsal | ankle |
| frontal | forehead |
| orbital | eye |
| buccal | cheek |
| mental | chin |
| sternal | breastbone |
| thoracic | chest |
| mammary | breast |
| umbilical | navel |
| coxal | hip |
| inguinal | groin |
| femoral | thigh |
| fibular or peroneal | side of leg/lateral portion |
| hallux | big toe |
| cephalic | head |
| manus | hand |
| otic | ear |
| occipital | back of head or base of skull |
| vertebral | spinal column |
| scapular | shoulder blade |
| dorsum or dorsal | back |
| olecranal | back of elbow |
| lumbar | loin |
| sacral | between hips/ tail bone |
| cluteal | buttock |
| perineal | region between anus and exteral genitalia |
| popliteal | back of knee |
| sural | calf/posterior protion of leg |
| calcaneal | heel |
| plantar | sole |
| axial | head, neck, trunk |
| appendicular | appendages or limbs |
| Upper extremity | arm/shoulderblade down to wrist |
| lower extremity | coxal down to plantar |