Anatomical Position
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| Head | cephalic
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| Armpit | axillary
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| Arm | brachial
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| Front of elbow | antebrachial
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| Wrist | carpal
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| Palm | palmar
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| Fingers | digital or phalageal
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| Thigh | femoral
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| Anterior surface of knee | patellar
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| Leg | crural
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| Foot | pedal
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| Ankle | tarsal
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| Toes | digital or phalangeal
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| Top of foot | dorsum
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| Base of skull | occipital
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| Neck | cervical
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| Shoulder | acromial
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| Shoulder Blade | scapular
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| Spinal Column | vertebral
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| Back of elbow | olecranal
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| Back | dorsal
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| Between hips | sacral
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| Loin | Lumbar
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| Buttock | gluteal
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| Hollow behind knee | popliteal
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| Calf | sural
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| Sole | plantar
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| Heel | calcaneal
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| Back of hand | dorsum
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| Upper Limb | Attaches to the trunk and consist of the shoulder, armpit, forearem, wrist, and hand
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| Lower Limb | Attaches to the trunk and consists of the buttock, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot.
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| Directional terms | words that decribes the position of one body part relative to another.
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| Regional Names | The human body is divided into several major regions that can identified externally. The principal regions are the head, neck, trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs.
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| Trunk | Chest, abdomen, and pelvis
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| Head | Consists of skull and face
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| Neck | supports the head and attaches it to the trunk
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| Planes | Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body parts
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| Sagittal plane | vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right andf left sides
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| Midsagittal plane or median plane | When a plane passes through the midline of the body or organ and divides it into equal right and left sides
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| Parasagittal plane | If the sagittal plane does not pass through the midlline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides
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| Frontal or Coronal plane | divides the body or organ into anterior (front) or posterior (back) portions
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| Transverse plane | divides the body or organ inot superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions.
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| Oblique plane | passes through the body or organ at an angle between the transverse plane and either a sagittal or frontal plane
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| Body cavities | Spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and support internal organs.
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| Thoracic cavity | Chest cavity, pleural cavity, pericardial cavity, mediastinum
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