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anatomical landmarks
Question | Answer |
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Abdominal | stomach area |
Acromial | point of the shoulder |
Antecubital | anterior(top) of elbow |
Axillary | armpit |
Brachial | Arm |
Buccal | cheek area |
Carpal | wrist area |
Cervical | neck area |
coxal | hip |
Crural | leg |
Digital | fingers |
Femoral | lateral part of the leg (femur) |
Inguinal | area where thigh meets body part |
Nasal | nose |
Oral | mouth |
Orbital | eyes |
Patellar | anterior of the knee (kneecap) |
Pelvic | area overlaying the pelvis anterior |
Pubic | genital area |
Sternal | breastbone area |
Tarsal | ankle |
Thoracic | chest |
Umbilical | belly button/ navel |
Calcaneal | heal of foot |
Cephalic | head |
Deltoid | curve of shoulder formed by the deltoid muscle |
Gluteal | Buttock |
Lumbar | area of back between ribs and hip |
Occipital | posterior surface of the head (back of head below bump) |
Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow(the actual elbow) |
Scapular | shoulder blade |
Popliteal | back of knee |
Sural | posterior of the lower leg |
Frontal | forehead |
Octic | ear |
Cranial | skull |
Mental | chin |
Mammary | breast |
Antebrachial | forearm |
Palmer | palm |
Pollex | thumb |
Hallux | great toe |
Manual | hand |
Pedal | foot |
Planter | sole of foot |