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Regional Positions
Flash cards for studying regional positions in anatomy
Question | Answer |
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Abdominal | anterior body trunk inferior to ribs (Anterior Body) |
Acromial | point of shoulder(Anterior Body) |
Antebrachial | forearm(Anterior Body) |
Antecubital | anterior surface of elbow(Anterior Body) |
Axillary | armpit(Anterior Body) |
Brachial | arm(Anterior Body) |
Buccal | cheek area(Anterior Body) |
Carpal | wrist(Anterior Body) |
Cervical | neck region(Anterior Body) |
Coxal | hip(Anterior Body) |
Crural | leg(Anterior Body) |
Deltoid | curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle(Anterior Body) |
Digital | fingers, toes(Anterior Body) |
Femoral | thigh(Anterior Body) |
Fibular | lateral part of leg(Anterior Body) |
Frontal | forehead(Anterior Body) |
Inguinal | area where thigh meets body trunk; groin(Anterior Body) |
Mental | chin(Anterior Body) |
Nasal | nose area(Anterior Body) |
Oral | mouth(Anterior Body) |
Orbital | eye area(Anterior Body) |
Patellar | anterior knee(Anterior Body) |
Pelvic | area overlying the pelvis anteriorly(Anterior Body) |
Pubic | genital region(Anterior Body) |
Sternal | breastbone area(Anterior Body) |
Tarsal | ankle region(Anterior Body) |
Umbilical | navel(Anterior Body) |
Calcaneal | heel of foot (Posterior Body) |
Cephalic | head (Posterior Body) |
Femoral | thigh (Posterior Body) |
Gluteal | buttock (Posterior Body) |
Lumbar | area of back between ribs and hips, the loin (Posterior Body) |
Occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull (Posterior Body) |
Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow (Posterior Body) |
Popliteal | posterior knee area (Posterior Body) |
Sacral | area between hips (Posterior Body) |
Scapular | shoulder blade region (Posterior Body) |
Sural | the posterior surface of leg; the calf (Posterior Body) |
Vertebral | area of spinal column (Posterior Body) |