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Anatomy Landmarks
The Landmarks for use in identifying body parts and directional references.
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Anatomy
12th Grade
09/19/2011

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Term
Leg
Definition
Crural
Term
Pubis
Definition
Pubic
Term
Area from around bellybutton to the bottom of the groin.
Definition
Pelvis
Term
Area from bellybutton to just below the breasts.
Definition
Abdomen
Term
Navel
Definition
Umbilical
Term
Hip
Definition
Coxal
Term
front of knee (anterior of knee)
Definition
Patellar
Term
Thigh
Definition
Femoral
Term
Toes
Definition
Digital or Phalangeal
Term
Top of Foot
Definition
Dorsum
Term
All of the body, not including the limbs and head-neck.
Definition
Trunk
Term
Chest
Definition
Thoracic
Term
Brestbone
Definition
Sternal
Term
Breasts
Definition
Mammary
Term
Chin
Definition
Mental
Term
Mouth
Definition
Oral
Term
Nose
Definition
Nasal
Term
Cheek
Definition
Bucal
Term
Ear
Definition
Otic
Term
Eye
Definition
Orbital
Term
Forehead
Definition
Frontal
Term
Shoulder
Definition
Acromial
Term
Base of the Skull
Definition
Occipital
Term
Shoulder Blade
Definition
Scapular
Term
Spinal Column
Definition
Vertebral
Term
Back
Definition
Dorsal
Term
Loin
Definition
Lumbar
Term
Buttock
Definition
Gluteal
Term
Back of the Hand
Definition
Dorsum
Term
Heel
Definition
Calcaneal
Term
Calf
Definition
Sural
Term
Front of Elbow
Definition
Antecubital
Term
Forearm
Definition
Antebrachial
Term
Point between hips, at the top of the buttock
Definition
Sacral
Term
When moving down a limb, away from the main body
Definition
moving Distally (Distal)
Term
When moving on a limb, towards the body
Definition
moving proximally (Proximal)
Term
Moving towards the midline of the body (ex: from the shoulder towards the neck
Definition
moving medeally (Medeal)
Term
Moving away from the midline of the body (Ex: moving from the neck towards the shoulder
Definition
moving laterally (Lateral)
Term
any plane that cuts the specimen in half, going from top to bottom with the plane being horizontal
Definition
Transverse Plane
Term
any plane that cuts the specimen in complete halves vertically; must cut down the exact middle
Definition
Sagittal Plane
Term
Any plane that cuts the specimen into front and back halves; vertically, but through the side
Definition
Frontal Plane
Term
Moving in a way that is in the upward direction (Ex: moving from the feet to the head)
Definition
Superior, Cranial, or Cephalic
Term
Moving in any way downwards (Ex: from the head to the feet)
Definition
Inferior, Caudal
Term
Armpit
Definition
Axillary
Term
Neck
Definition
Cervical
Term
The front of the body
Definition
Anterior, Ventral
Term
the back of the body
Definition
Posterior, Dorsal
Term
Arm
Definition
Brachial
Term
Wrist
Definition
Carpal
Term
Palm
Definition
Palmar
Term
Fingers
Definition
Digital, Phalangeal
Term
Face
Definition
Facial
Term
Skull
Definition
Cranial
Term
Head
Definition
Cephalic
Term
Ankle
Definition
Tarsal
Term
Hand
Definition
Manual
Term
Foot
Definition
Pedal
Term
Groin
Definition
Inguinal
Term
Sole of Foot
Definition
Plantar
Term
Back of Elbow
Definition
Olecranal
Term
Hollow Behind Knee
Definition
Popliteal
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