Anatomical & Directional & Regional Terms
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
