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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cranial | surrounds the brain |
| cervical | neck |
| deltoid | shoulder |
| sternal | center of chest |
| pectoral | chest |
| brachial | arm...biceps |
| Antecubital | inside ebow |
| abdominal | belly |
| antebrachial | forearm |
| coxal | hip |
| manual-palmar | palm of your hand |
| digital | fingers |
| inguinal | groin |
| genital/pubic | penis |
| femoral | thigh |
| Patellar | knee cap |
| curural-shin | shin bone |
| pedal | foot |
| facial | face |
| cephalic | back of the head |
| nuchal | back of the neck |
| scapular | shoulder blade |
| vertebral | backbone |
| cubital | back of the elbow |
| lumbar | love handles |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| popliteal | back of the knee |
| sural or calf | calf area |
| calcaneal | heal |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| medial | being close to the midline |
| lateral | to the side |
| anatomical position | body facing you, feet placed together on the floor facing you |
| proximal | closer to the trunk |
| distal | toward the ends of the extremities |
| posterior | behind or to the back |
| dorsal | behind as well, but remember dorsal fin, the back |
| anterior | to the front |
| ventral | to the front, belly on a dog |
| coronal section | divides body into front and back; Frontal |
| transverse section | splits it into top and bottom |
| midsagital section | cuts body into two equal left and right parts |
| sagital section | divides a structure into a left and a right piece |