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Parts of the body
Names of body parts assuming anatomical position
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/03/2014
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Term
Abdominal
 Definition
Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs (stomach area)
Term
Acromial
 Definition
Point of shoulder
Term
Antebrachial
 Definition
Forearm
Term
Antecubital
 Definition
Anterior surface of the elbow (elbow pit)
Term
Axillary
 Definition
Armpit
Term
Brachial
 Definition
upper arm
Term
Buccal
 Definition
Cheek
Term
Carpal
 Definition
Wrist
Term
Cephalic
 Definition
Head
Term
Coxal
 Definition
Hips
Term
Crural
 Definition
Shin
Term
Digital
 Definition
finger and toes
Term
Femoral
 Definition
Thigh
Term
Fibular/Peroneal
 Definition
Side of leg
Term
Cervical
 Definition
Neck region
Term
Carpal
 Definition
Wrist
Term
Frontal
 Definition
Forehead
Term
Hallux
 Definition
Big toe
Term
Inguinal
 Definition
Groin area
Term
Mammary
 Definition
Breast region
Term
Manus
 Definition
Hand
Term
Mental
 Definition
Chin
Term
Nasal
 Definition
Nose
Term
Oral
 Definition
Mouth
Term
Obital
 Definition
Boney eye socket (orbit)
Term
Palmar
 Definition
Palm of hand
Term
Patellar
 Definition
Knee cap
Term
Pedal
 Definition
Foot
Term
Pelvic
 Definition
Pelvis region
Term
Pollex
 Definition
Thumb
Term
Pubic
 Definition
Genital region
Term
Sternal
 Definition
Region of breastbone
Term
Tarsal
 Definition
Ankle
Term
Thoracic
 Definition
Chest
Term
Umbillical
 Definition
Navel
Term
Gluteal
 Definition
Rump
Term
Calcaneal
 Definition
Heel of the foot
Term
Dorsum
 Definition
Back
Term
Lumbar
 Definition
the loin (between ribs and hips)
Term
Occipital
 Definition
base of skull
Term
Olecranal
 Definition
Elbow
Term
Otic
 Definition
Ear
Term
Pedal
 Definition
Foot
Term
Perineal
 Definition
taint
Term
Plantar
 Definition
Sole of the foot
Term
Popliteal
 Definition
Back of knee (knee pit)
Term
Sacral
 Definition
Region between hips (over laying sacrum)
Term
Sural
 Definition
Calf
Term
Vertebral
 Definition
Area of spinal column
Term
Superior
 Definition
Above
Term
Inferior
 Definition
Below
Term
Anterior
 Definition
Front
Term
Posterior
 Definition
back
Term
Medial
 Definition
toward the middle
Term
Lateral
 Definition
Away from the middle
Term
Cephalad (cranial)
 Definition

Toward the head

-In humans like superior

-In animals anterior 
Term
Caudal
 Definition

Toward the tail

-In humans like inferior

-In animals like posterior
Term
Dorsal
 Definition
backside
Term
Ventral
 Definition
Bellyside
Term
Proximal
 Definition
closer to the point of attachment or trunk
Term
Distal
 Definition
Farther form the point of attachment or trunk
Term
Superficial
 Definition
external
Term
Deep
 Definition
Internal
Term
Saggital
 Definition
Cut to make symmetrical sides (midsaggital is the median)
Term
Transverse
 Definition
Cross section cut
Term
Frontal Section
 Definition
Front/back cut
Term
Dorsal Body Cavity
 Definition
Made of Cranial Cavity and Vertebral/Spinal Cavity
Term
Cranial Cavity
 Definition
Brain and rigid skull
Term
Vertebral/Spinal Cavity
 Definition
Spinal cord
Term
Ventral Body Cavity
 Definition
Made up of the Thoracic cavity and Abdomniopelvic cavity
Term
Thoracic Cavity
 Definition
Above diaphram
Term
Abdomniopelvic cavity
 Definition

2 cavities make up this one:

Abdominal cavity

-stomach,liver,intestines, etc

Pelvic Cavity

-reproductive organs, bladder, rectum
Term
Peritoneum
 Definition
serosa lining abdominal cavity
Term
Serous Membrane
 Definition
lines ventral body cavities
Term
Parietal Serosa
 Definition
lines cavity walls
Term
Viseral Serosa
 Definition
external surface of organs
Term
Pleura
 Definition
Serosa lining the lungs
Term
Pericardium
 Definition
Serosa around heart
Term
Right Hypochondriac Region
 Definition
below right boob
Term
Epigastric Region
 Definition
Right below the cleveage
Term
Left Hypochondriac Region
 Definition
Below left boob
Term
Right lumbar region
 Definition
right mid-abdominal
Term
Left Lumbar region
 Definition
left mid-abdominal
Term
Umbillical region
 Definition
middle stomach with belly button
Term
Right Iliac (inguinal) region
 Definition
right hip area
Term
Left Iliac (inguinal) region
 Definition
left hip area
Term
Hypogastric (pubic) region
 Definition
right above the genitals
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