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Parts of the body
Names of body parts assuming anatomical position
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/03/2014

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Term
Abdominal
Definition
Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs (stomach area)
Term
Acromial
Definition
Point of shoulder
Term
Antebrachial
Definition
Forearm
Term
Antecubital
Definition
Anterior surface of the elbow (elbow pit)
Term
Axillary
Definition
Armpit
Term
Brachial
Definition
upper arm
Term
Buccal
Definition
Cheek
Term
Carpal
Definition
Wrist
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Head
Term
Coxal
Definition
Hips
Term
Crural
Definition
Shin
Term
Digital
Definition
finger and toes
Term
Femoral
Definition
Thigh
Term
Fibular/Peroneal
Definition
Side of leg
Term
Cervical
Definition
Neck region
Term
Carpal
Definition
Wrist
Term
Frontal
Definition
Forehead
Term
Hallux
Definition
Big toe
Term
Inguinal
Definition
Groin area
Term
Mammary
Definition
Breast region
Term
Manus
Definition
Hand
Term
Mental
Definition
Chin
Term
Nasal
Definition
Nose
Term
Oral
Definition
Mouth
Term
Obital
Definition
Boney eye socket (orbit)
Term
Palmar
Definition
Palm of hand
Term
Patellar
Definition
Knee cap
Term
Pedal
Definition
Foot
Term
Pelvic
Definition
Pelvis region
Term
Pollex
Definition
Thumb
Term
Pubic
Definition
Genital region
Term
Sternal
Definition
Region of breastbone
Term
Tarsal
Definition
Ankle
Term
Thoracic
Definition
Chest
Term
Umbillical
Definition
Navel
Term
Gluteal
Definition
Rump
Term
Calcaneal
Definition
Heel of the foot
Term
Dorsum
Definition
Back
Term
Lumbar
Definition
the loin (between ribs and hips)
Term
Occipital
Definition
base of skull
Term
Olecranal
Definition
Elbow
Term
Otic
Definition
Ear
Term
Pedal
Definition
Foot
Term
Perineal
Definition
taint
Term
Plantar
Definition
Sole of the foot
Term
Popliteal
Definition
Back of knee (knee pit)
Term
Sacral
Definition
Region between hips (over laying sacrum)
Term
Sural
Definition
Calf
Term
Vertebral
Definition
Area of spinal column
Term
Superior
Definition
Above
Term
Inferior
Definition
Below
Term
Anterior
Definition
Front
Term
Posterior
Definition
back
Term
Medial
Definition
toward the middle
Term
Lateral
Definition
Away from the middle
Term
Cephalad (cranial)
Definition

Toward the head

-In humans like superior

-In animals anterior 

Term
Caudal
Definition

Toward the tail

-In humans like inferior

-In animals like posterior

Term
Dorsal
Definition
backside
Term
Ventral
Definition
Bellyside
Term
Proximal
Definition
closer to the point of attachment or trunk
Term
Distal
Definition
Farther form the point of attachment or trunk
Term
Superficial
Definition
external
Term
Deep
Definition
Internal
Term
Saggital
Definition
Cut to make symmetrical sides (midsaggital is the median)
Term
Transverse
Definition
Cross section cut
Term
Frontal Section
Definition
Front/back cut
Term
Dorsal Body Cavity
Definition
Made of Cranial Cavity and Vertebral/Spinal Cavity
Term
Cranial Cavity
Definition
Brain and rigid skull
Term
Vertebral/Spinal Cavity
Definition
Spinal cord
Term
Ventral Body Cavity
Definition
Made up of the Thoracic cavity and Abdomniopelvic cavity
Term
Thoracic Cavity
Definition
Above diaphram
Term
Abdomniopelvic cavity
Definition

2 cavities make up this one:

Abdominal cavity

-stomach,liver,intestines, etc

Pelvic Cavity

-reproductive organs, bladder, rectum

Term
Peritoneum
Definition
serosa lining abdominal cavity
Term
Serous Membrane
Definition
lines ventral body cavities
Term
Parietal Serosa
Definition
lines cavity walls
Term
Viseral Serosa
Definition
external surface of organs
Term
Pleura
Definition
Serosa lining the lungs
Term
Pericardium
Definition
Serosa around heart
Term
Right Hypochondriac Region
Definition
below right boob
Term
Epigastric Region
Definition
Right below the cleveage
Term
Left Hypochondriac Region
Definition
Below left boob
Term
Right lumbar region
Definition
right mid-abdominal
Term
Left Lumbar region
Definition
left mid-abdominal
Term
Umbillical region
Definition
middle stomach with belly button
Term
Right Iliac (inguinal) region
Definition
right hip area
Term
Left Iliac (inguinal) region
Definition
left hip area
Term
Hypogastric (pubic) region
Definition
right above the genitals
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