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1
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antebrachial

A

relating to forearm

2
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antecubital

A

surface of arm in front of elbow (cubitus)

3
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axillary

A

pertaining to armpit

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brachial

A

relating to arm (upper limb)

5
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carpal

A

wrist (carpus)

6
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cephalic

A

head/near the head

7
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cervical

A

pertaining to neck

8
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coxal

A

hip area

9
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cranial

A

skull (cranium)

10
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crural

A

leg (lower limb, crus)

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femoral

A

femur/thigh

12
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gluteal

A

buttocks

13
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inguinal

A

pertaining to groin

14
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patellar

A

kneecap (patella)

15
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plantar

A

sole of foot

16
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popliteal

A

area behind the knee

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anterior

A

situated toward the front

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contralateral

A

situated on/affecting the opposite side

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deep

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situated at a deeper level/beneath surface; opposite of superficial

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distal

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situated away from centre of body, or point of origin

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inferior

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situated below/downward (towards feet); lower of a structure

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intermediate

A

placed between

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ipsilateral

A

situated on/affecting the same side

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lateral

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pertaining to a side; away from midline of body or a structure

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medial

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situated toward the midline

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posterior

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situated at the back; dorsal

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proximal

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near point of reference, to centre or median line

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superficial

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situated on/near the surface

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superior

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situated above or directed upward; upper surface of organ/structure

30
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prone position

A

body lying face down

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supine position

A

body lying face up

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palmar or volar

A

palm

33
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digital or phalangeal

A

fingers/toes

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pedal

A

foot

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tarsal

A

ankle

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hallux

A

great toe

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dorsum

A

top of foot or back of hand

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pollex

A

thumb

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pelvic

A

pelvis

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umbilical

A

navel (belly)

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mammary

A

breast

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sternal

A

breastbone

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mental

A

chin

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buccal

A

cheek

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otic

A

ear

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orbital or ocular

A

eye

47
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frontal

A

forehead

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temporal

A

temple

49
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occipital

A

base of skull

50
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scapular

A

shoulder blade

51
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vertebral

A

spinal column

52
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olecranal or cubital

A

back of elbow

53
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sacral

A

between hips

54
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gluteal

A

buttock

55
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perineal

A

region of anus and external genitals

56
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sural

A

calf

57
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calcaneal

A

heel

58
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lumbar

A

loin

59
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What does the saggital plane divide the body into?

A

left and right (midsaggital = equal, parasagittal = equal)

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What does the coronal/frontal plane divide the body into?

A

anterior and posterior portions

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What does the transverse (horizontal, cross-sectional)plane divide the body into?

A

superior and inferior portions

62
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What does the oblique plane divide the body into?

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any angle other than 90 degree