Anatomy Ch 1.txt

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Anterior
Posterior
- In front of. toward the front surface
- in back of. toward the rear surface
Dorsal
Ventral
- At the back side of the human body
- At the belly side of the human body.
Superior
Inferior
- Closer to the head.
- closer to the feet
Caudal
Cranial
- At the rear or tail end
- at the head end.
Medial
Lateral
- Toward the midline of the body
- Away from the midline of the body
Deep
Superficial
- On the inside, underneath another structure
- on the outside, towards the surface
Proximal
Distal
- Closest to point of attachment to trunk
- furthest from point of attachment to trunk
Nasal
Oral
Cervical
- Nose
- Mouth
- neck
cephalic
frontal
orbital
buccal
mental
- head
- forehead
- eye
- cheek
- chin
sternal
pectoral
mammary
abdominal
- sternum
- chest
- breast
- abdomen
pelvic
inguinal
pubic
tarsal
- pelvis
- groin
- repro/sex
- ankle
dorsum
digital
pes
cural
- foot top*
- toes/fingers
- foot
- leg
patellar
femoral
digital
palmar
- kneecap
- thigh
- fingers
- palm
carpal
coxal
antebrachial
antecubital
- wrist
- hip
- forearm
- front of elbow
brachial
axillary
deltoid
- arm
- armpit
- shoulder
cranial
auricular
occipital
- surrounding brain
- ear
- back of head
Thoracic
Vertebral
Olecranal
- (Sternal pectoral mammary)
- spinal column
- elbow
Lumbar
sacral
gluteal
- lower back
- butcrack
- buttock
manus
perineal
popliteal
sural
- hand
- between legs
- back of knee
- calf
cacaneal
plantar
- heel
- sole of foot
Buccal
cephalic
hallux
scapular
- cheek
- head
- great toe
- shoulder blade
tibital
ulnar
umbilical
- medial aspect of the leg
- medial aspect of the forearm
- navel

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Anatomy Ch 1.txt

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Anatomy Review Positions/Vocabulary

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