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External Regions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cranial | Surrounding the brain-- head |
| Facial | Face region |
| Cervical | Neck region |
| Deltoid | Shoulder region |
| Sternal | Center of chest |
| Pectoral | Chest region |
| Brachial | Arm region |
| Antecubital | Elbow region |
| Abdominal | Stomach region |
| Antebrachial | Forearm region |
| Coxal | Hip region |
| Palmer | Hand region |
| Digital | Fingers |
| Inguinal | Groin region |
| Genital | Pubic |
| Femoral | Thigh region |
| Patellar | Knee region |
| Shin | Shin |
| Pedal | Foot region |
| Digital | Toes |
| Cephalic | Back of head region |
| Nuchal | Back of neck region |
| Scapular | Shoulder blade region |
| Brachial | Arm region |
| Vertebral | Backbone region |
| Cubital | Back of elbow |
| Lumbar | Love handle region |
| Antebrachial | Forearm region |
| Gluteal | Buttocks region |
| Femoral | Thigh region |
| Popliteal | Back of knee region |
| Calf | Calf |
| Calcaneal | Heel region |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Medial | Close to the midline |
| Lateral | To the side |
| Anterior/Ventral | To the front |
| Posterior/Dorsal | To the back |
| Superficial | Near the surface |
| Deep | To the core of the body |
| Proximal | Closer to the trunk |
| Distal | Towards the end of the extremities |
| Transverse Section/Cross Section | A horizontal cut |
| Coronal Section/Frontal Section | A cut that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts |
| Sagittal Section | Cuts the body into left and right parts |
| Midsagittal Section | If the body is divided directly down the middle |
| Median Section | Sectioned into two equal parts, left and right |