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Regional Anatomy Terms

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frontal   forehead  
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nasal   nose  
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orbital   eye  
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mental   chin  
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buccal   cheek  
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cervical   neck  
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thoracic   chest  
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acromial   shoulder  
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axillary   armpit  
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brachial   arm  
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antebrachial   forearm  
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carpal   8 bones in wrist  
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manus   hand  
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palmer   palm  
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pollex   thumb  
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digital   fingers/toes  
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coxal   hip  
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inguinal   groin  
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femoral   thigh, upper part of leg  
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patellar   knee cap  
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popliteal   back of knee  
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crural   leg  
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sural   calf  
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peroneal/fibular   side of your leg  
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tarsal   ankle  
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metatarsal   top of foot  
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plantar   bottom of foot  
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hallux   big toe  
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perineal   place between vaginia and anus  
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dorsal   cranial and vetebral (back)  
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ventral   thoracic, abdominal and pelvic  
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head   oral, nasal, orbital, middle ear  
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synovial   surround every moveable point in your body. Your joints will not move w/o this type of fluid.  
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itis   (words ending in) inflamation of  
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membranes   serous-require lubrication, parietal-gas, bloating, visceral-area surrounding lungs.  
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abdominal   umbilical  
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antecubital   inside elbow  
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olecranal   elbow  
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calcaneal   back side of ankle  
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mammary   breast  
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sternal   breast bone - area between breasts  
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oral   mouth  
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pubic   genital  
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metacarpal   back side of hand  
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pedal   foot  
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gluteal   buttox  
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sacral   is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine  
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lumbar   are the largest and strongest in the movable part of the spinal column, In most mammals, this region of the spine curves outward.  
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vertebral   spine  
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scapular   shoulder blade  
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occipital   back of head  
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otic   ear  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head  
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transverse plane   runs horizontally from right to left  
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median (midsagittal) plane   a plane that lies exactly in the midline  
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frontal plane   lie vertical dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts  
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frontal section   through torso  
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transverse section   through torso, inferior view  
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median section   midsagittal (lower middle part of body)  
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