Question | Answer |
Acromical | Point of the shoulder |
Appendicular | Relating to limbs (arms & legs) |
Anterbrachial | forearm |
Antecubital | Elbow |
Axillary | Armpit |
Brachial | Arm |
Buccal | Cheek |
Carpal | Wrist |
Calcaneal | heel of the foot |
Cephalic | head |
Cervical | Neck Region |
Coxal | Hip |
Crural | Leg |
Digital | fingers/toes |
Dorsum | back |
Femoral | Thigh |
Fibular (peroneal) | side of the leg |
Frontal | forehead |
Gluteal | buttocks |
Hallux | Great toe |
Inguinal | Groin |
Lumbar | area between ribs and hips |
Mammary | Breast |
Manus | Hand |
Mental | Chin |
Nasal | Nose |
Occipital | Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull |
Oral | mouth |
Orbital | Bony eye socket |
Olecranal | Posterior aspect of the elbow |
Otic | Ear |
Palmer | Palm of hand |
Patellar | Anterior knee (kneecap) |
Pedal | foot |
Perineal | Region between anus & external genitalia |
Pelvic | Pelvis |
Plantar | sole of foot |
Popliteal | back of the knee |
Sacral | Region between the hips |
Scapular | shoulder blade area |
Sternal | breastbone |
Sural | Calf or posterior surface of the leg |
Tarsal | Ankle |
Thoracic | Chest |
Umbilical | Naval |
Vertebral | Spinal Column |
Superior/Inferior | Above/Below |
Anterior/Posterior | Front/Back |
Medial/Lateral | Toward the midline/Away from the midline |
Cephalad(cranial)/Caudal | Toward the head/Toward the tail |
Dorsal/Ventral | Back/Front |
Proximal/Distal | Nearer the trunk or attached end/Farther from the trunk or attached end |
Superficial(external)/Deep(internal) | Toward or at the body surface/Away from the body surface |
Transverse Plane | Runs Horizontally, dividing the body into Superior and Inferior parts. |
Sagittal Plane (midsagittal) | Runs longitudnally & divides the body into right and left parts. |
Frontal Plane (coronal plane) | Runs longitudinal, diving the body into anterior and posterior parts. |
Four Quadrants | Right Upper, Right Lower,Left Upper,Left Lower |
Nine Regions | Right/Left hypochondriac,Right/Left Lumbar,Right/Left iliac (inguinal),Epigastric,Umbilical,Hypogastric |
Located in Right Upper... | Liver:right lobe, Gallbladder, Stomach:pylorus, Duodenum:parts1-3, Pancreas:head, large intestine |
Located in Right Lower... | Cecum(large intestine), Vermiform(appendix), ileum(small intestine), Fallopian tube, Right Ovary, |
Located in Left Upper... | Liver:left lobe, Spleen, Stomach, Pancreas:body and tail, Large Intestine, Jejunum &proximal ileum(small intestine) |
Located in Left Lower... | Large intestine, Left Ovary, Left Fallopian tube, |