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axial
relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body
appendicular
relating to the limbs and their attachments to the axis
abdominal
pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
acromial
pertaining to the point of the shoulder
antebrachial
pertaining to the forearm
antecubital
pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow
axillary
pertaining to the armpit
buccal
cheek
carpal
wrist
cervical
neck region
coxal
hip
crural
leg
digital
fingers or toes
femoral
thigh
fibular (peroneal)
side of the leg
frontal
forehead
hallux
great toe
inguinal
groin
mammary
breast
mental
chin
mental
chin
nasal
nose
oral
mouth
orbital
bony eye socket (orbit)
palmar
palm of the hand
patellar
anterior knee (kneecap) region
pedal
foot
pelvic
pelvis region
pollex
thumb
pubic
genital region
sternal
region of the breastbone
tarsal
ankle
thoracic
chest
umbilical
naval
acromial
point of the shoulder
brachial
arm
calcaneal
heel of the foot
cephalic
head
dorsum
back
femoral
thigh
gluteal
buttocks or rump
lumbar
area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin
manus
hand
occipital
posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull
olecranal
posterior aspect of the elbow
otic
ear
perineal
region between the anus and external genitalia
plantar
pertaining to the sole of the foot
popliteal
back of the knee
sacral
region between hips (overlying the sacrum)
scapular
scapula or shoulder blade area
sural
calf or posterior surface of the leg
vertebral
pertaining to the area of the spinal column
superior
above
inferior
below
medial
towards the midline
lateral
away from the midline of median plane
cephalad (cranial)
toward the head
caudal
toward the tail
dorsal
backside
ventral
belly side
proximal
nearer the trunk or attached end
distal
farther from the trunk or point of attachment
superficial (external)
toward or at the body surface
deep (internal)
away from the body surface
sagittal plane
a plan that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts
frontal plane
longitudinal plan that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
transverse plans
runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
serosa
serous membrane
exceedingly thin, double-layered membrane that covers ventral body cavities
parietal serosa
the part of the membrane lining the cavity walls
visceral serosa
covering the external surface of the organs within the cavity
peritoneum
the serosa lining the abdominal cavity and covering its organs
pleura
the serosa lining that encloses the lungs
pericardium
the serosa lining that's around the heart
tuberosity projection
large rounded projection; may be roughened
crest
narrow ridge of bone; usually prominent
trochanter projection
very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process
the only example are the femurs
line projection
narrow ridge of bone
less prominent than a crest
tubercle projection
small rounded projection or process
epicondyl projection
raised area on or above a condyle
head joint
bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
facet joint
smooth, nearly flat articular surface
condyle joint
rounded articular projection
sinus cavity
space within a bone
filled with air and lined with mucous membrane
meatus depression
canal-like passageways
fossa depression
shallow, basinlike depression in a bone
often serving as an articular surface
groove depression
furrow
fissure depression
narrow, slitlike opening
foraman depression
round or oval opening through a bone