Anatomical & Directional & Regional Terms

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What anatomical term describes the arm?

Brachial (compare to femoral)

Distal

Farther from the trunk of the body

Distinguish the thigh

Femoral

What anatomical term describes the thigh?

Femoral (compare to brachial)

What anatomical term describes the forehead?

Frontal

The hips are superior/inferior to the shoulders.

Inferior

The knees are (superior/inferior) to the waist

Inferior (down)

What anatomical term describes the groin?

Ingunial (compare to axillary)

The arms are (lateral/medial) to the mid-line.

Lateral

The shoulders are (lateral/medial) to the mid-line.

Lateral

The shoulders are medial/lateral to the spine.

Lateral

What anatomical term describes the lower back?

Lumbar

What anatomical term describes the breast?

Mammary

The big toe is on the lateral/medial side of the foot.

Medial

The neck is (lateral/medial) to the arms.

Medial

What anatomical term describes the nose?

Nasal

Proximal

Nearer to the trunk of the body

What anatomical term describes the back of the head?

Occipital

What anatomical term describes the eye sockets?

Orbital

What anatomical term describes the front of the knee?

Patellar

What anatomical term describes the entire chest region?

Pectoral

What anatomical term describes the back of the knee?

Popliteal

The heel is (posterior/anterior) to the toes

Posterior

The shoulder blade is on the anterior/posterior side of the body.

Posterior

The hamstring is (posterior/anterior) to the quadriceps

Posterior (back)

The knee is distal/proximal to the ankle.

Proximal

What anatomical term describes the area between the inguinal?

Pubic

What anatomical term describes the area below the lumbar between the coxal?

Sacral

The knew is superior/inferior to the ankle.

Superior

The hands are (superior/inferior) to the feet

Superior (up)

What anatomical term describes the ankle?

Tarsal

What anatomical term describes the entire ribcage region?

Thoracic

What anatomical term describes the rib cage area?

Thoracic

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Superior

above

Distinguish the forearm

antebrachial

Distinguish the upper limb

arm, wrists, and hands

Posterior

back of body

Ventral

belly side

Inferior

below

Distinguish the arm

brachial

Anterior

front of the body

Distinguish the lower limbs

leg, ankle, and foot

Deep

more internal

Superficial

on the surface of the body

What anatomical term describes the forearm?

Antebrachial

What anatomical term describes the front of the elbow?

Antecubital

The biceps are (posterior/ anterior) to the triceps

Anterior (front)

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

What anatomical term describes the armpit?

Axillary (compare to inguinal)

What anatomical term describes the heel?

Calcaneal

What anatomical term describes the wrists?

Carpal

What anatomical term describes the entire head?

Cephalic

What anatomical term describes the neck area?

Cervical

What anatomical term describes the hip bone?

Coxal

What anatomical term describes the fingers and toes?

Digitals

The hand is distal/proximal to the elbow.

Distal

Dorsal

spine side

The calf muscle is (superior/inferior) to the ankle

superior

The elbow is (superior\inferior) to the wrist

superior


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