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CH 01 - Superficial Landmarks

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Common Name
Anatomical Term
Person standing with legs together and the feet flat on the floor. Hands are at the sides and the palms face forward.   anatomical position  
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lying face up in the anatomical position   supine  
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lying face down the the anatomical position   prone  
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four segment method of dividing the abdomin   abdominopelvic quadrants  
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nine segment method of dividing the abdomin   abdominopelvic regions  
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nose   nasal  
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ear   otic  
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mouth   oris  
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eye   ocular  
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cheek   bucal  
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forehead   frontal  
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chin   mental  
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neck   cervical  
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back of head   occipital  
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upper arm   brachium  
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front of elbow   antecubital  
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forearm   antebrachium  
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wrist   carpal  
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thumb   pollux  
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elbow   cubital  
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armpit   axilla  
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chest   thorax  
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navel   umbilicus  
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groin   inguinal  
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upper back   costal  
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lower back   lumbar  
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buttock   gluteal  
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seperates the buttocks   gluteal cleft  
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effects of gravity on buttocks   gluteal fold  
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thigh   femur  
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kneecap   patella  
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lower leg   crural  
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ankle   tarsal  
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big toe   hallux  
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back of knee   popliteal  
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calf   sural  
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going toward the head   superior  
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going toward the feet   inferior  
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going toward the front of the body   anterior  
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going toward the back of the body   posteroir  
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going toward the midline of the body   medial  
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going away from the midline of the body   lateral  
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closest point to the trunk of the body   proximal  
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farthest point from the trunk of the body   distal  
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a dissectional cut that separates the body into left and right sections   sagittal plane  
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a dissectional cut that separates the body into anterior and posterior sections   frontal plane  
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a dissectional cut that separates the body into superior and inferior sections   transverse plane  
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