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Post. Body Landmarks
Anatomy & Physiology Chapter 1 Posterior Body Landmarks
Question | Answer |
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Acromial | Pertaining to the point of the shoulder |
Brachial | Pertaining to the arm |
Calcaneal | Pertaining to the hell of the foot |
Cephalic | Pertaining to the head |
Dorsum | Pertaining to the back |
Femoral | Pertaining to the thigh |
Gluteal | Pertaining to the buttocks or rump |
Lumbar | Pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin |
Manus | Pertaining to the hand |
Occipital | Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull |
Olecranal | Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow |
Otic | Pertaining to the ear |
Pedal | Pertaining to the foot |
Perineal | Pertaining to the regions between the anus and external genitalia |
Plantar | Pertaining to the sole of the foot |
Popliteal | Pertaining to the back of the knee |
Sacral | Pertaining to the regions between the hips (overlying the sacrum) |
Scapular | Pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area |
Sural | Pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg |
Vertebral | Pertaining to the area of the spinal column |