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A&P - Body Regions
Body region terminology
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
01/30/2009
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Term
abdominal
 Definition
region between thorax and pelvis
Term
acromial
 Definition

point of the shoulder

(akros - highest; omos - shoulder)

Term
antebrachial
 Definition

forearm

(brachial = arm, ante = (be)fore)

Term
antecubital
 Definition

inner elbow
Term
axillary
 Definition

armpit

(Think axis of arm/trunk?)

Term
brachial
 Definition
upper arm
Term
buccal
 Definition
cheek
Term
carpal
 Definition
wrist
Term
celiac
 Definition

abdomen

 
Term
cephalic
 Definition
head
Term
cervical
 Definition
neck
Term
costal
 Definition
ribs
Term
coxal
 Definition
hip
Term
crural
 Definition
leg
Term
cubital
 Definition
elbow
Term
digital
 Definition
fingers and toes
Term
dorsal
 Definition
back
Term
femoral
 Definition
thigh
Term
frontal
 Definition
forehead
Term
genital
 Definition
reproductive organs
Term
gluteal
 Definition
buttocks
Term
inguinal
 Definition
groin - depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh
Term
lumbar
 Definition
loin - region of the lower back between ribs and pelvis
Term
mammary
 Definition
breast
Term
mental
 Definition
chin
Term
nasal
 Definition
nose
Term
occipital
 Definition
lower posterior region of the head
Term
oral
 Definition
mouth
Term
orbital
 Definition
eye cavity
Term
otic
 Definition
ear
Term
palmar
 Definition
palm
Term
patellar
 Definition
front of the knee
Term
pectoral
 Definition
chest
Term
pedal
 Definition
foot
Term
pelvic
 Definition
pelvis
Term
perineal
 Definition
perineum - space between anus and external reproductive organs
Term
plantar
 Definition
sole of the foot
Term
popliteal
 Definition
area behind the knee
Term
sacral
 Definition
posterior region between hipbones
Term
sternal
 Definition
middle of thorax, anteriorly (sternum)
Term
sural
 Definition
calf of the leg
Term
tarsal
 Definition
instep of the foot
Term
umbilical
 Definition
navel
Term
vertebral
 Definition
spinal column
Term
Abdominal Regions (Quadrants)
 Definition
Upper Right, Upper Left, Lower Right, Lower Left (mirror flip)
Term
Abdominal Region: Right Hypochondriac
 Definition
Superior and Right Lateral of Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Right Lumbar
 Definition
Right lateral of Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Right Iliac
 Definition
Inferior and Right Lateral of Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Epigastric
 Definition
Superior and Medial to Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Umbilicus
 Definition
Central point of abdomen
Term
Abdominal Region: Hypogastric
 Definition
Inferior and Medial to Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Left Hypochondriac
 Definition
Superior and Left Lateral to Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Left Lumbar
 Definition
Left lateral of Umbilicus
Term
Abdominal Region: Left Iliac
 Definition
Inferior and left lateral of umbilicus
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