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surface terminology
Posterior surface anatomy
Question | Answer |
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occipital | base of skull |
nuchal | back of neck |
vertebral | spinal column |
olecranal | point of elbow |
lumbar | loin (lower back) |
dorsal | back |
scapular | shoulder blade |
gluteal | buttock |
perineal | perineum (between the anus and the genital area) |
popliteal | back of knee (hollow behind knee) |
sural | calf |
calcaneal | heel |
planter | sole (of foot) |
sacrum | low back between the hips |
dorsum | back of hand |
frontal | forhead |
carpal | wrist |
calcanneal | heel |
palmer | hand |
planter | foot |