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Language of Anatomy
Regional Terms
Term | Definition |
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Abdominal | abdomen |
Acromial | point of shoulder |
Antebrachial | forearm |
Antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
Axillary | armpit |
Brachial | arm |
Buccal | cheek area |
Carpal | wirst |
Cervical | neck region |
Coxal | hip |
Crural | shin |
Deltoid | curve of shoulder (formed by large deltoid muscle) |
Digital | fingers, toes |
Femoral | thigh (applies to front and back) |
Fibular | lateral part of leg (think where is fibula) |
Frontal | forehead |
Inguinal | groin |
Mental | chin |
Nasal | nose area |
Oral | mouth |
Orbital | eyes |
Patellar | Knee cap |
Pectoral | relating to, or occurring in or on, the chest |
Pelvic | Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly |
Pubic | genital region |
Sternal | breastbone area |
Tarsal | ankle |
Thoracic | area between neck and abdomen, supported by the ribs, sternum, and costal cartilages; chest |
Umbilical | belly button |
Calcaneal | heel of foot |
Cephalic | head |
Gluteal | butt |
Lumbar | area of back between hips and ribs |
Occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull |
Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
Popliteal | posterior knee area |
Sacral | area between hips at the base of the spine |
Scapular | shoulder blade region |
Sural | calf |
Vertebral | spinal column |
Plantar | sole of the foot |