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External Regions
Question | Answer |
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Cranial | Surrounding the brain-- head |
Facial | Face region |
Cervical | Neck region |
Deltoid | Shoulder region |
Sternal | Center of chest |
Pectoral | Chest region |
Brachial | Arm region |
Antecubital | Elbow region |
Abdominal | Stomach region |
Antebrachial | Forearm region |
Coxal | Hip region |
Palmer | Hand region |
Digital | Fingers |
Inguinal | Groin region |
Genital | Pubic |
Femoral | Thigh region |
Patellar | Knee region |
Shin | Shin |
Pedal | Foot region |
Digital | Toes |
Cephalic | Back of head region |
Nuchal | Back of neck region |
Scapular | Shoulder blade region |
Brachial | Arm region |
Vertebral | Backbone region |
Cubital | Back of elbow |
Lumbar | Love handle region |
Antebrachial | Forearm region |
Gluteal | Buttocks region |
Femoral | Thigh region |
Popliteal | Back of knee region |
Calf | Calf |
Calcaneal | Heel region |
Superior | Above |
Inferior | Below |
Medial | Close to the midline |
Lateral | To the side |
Anterior/Ventral | To the front |
Posterior/Dorsal | To the back |
Superficial | Near the surface |
Deep | To the core of the body |
Proximal | Closer to the trunk |
Distal | Towards the end of the extremities |
Transverse Section/Cross Section | A horizontal cut |
Coronal Section/Frontal Section | A cut that divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior parts |
Sagittal Section | Cuts the body into left and right parts |
Midsagittal Section | If the body is divided directly down the middle |
Median Section | Sectioned into two equal parts, left and right |