BackAnatomical words
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cephalic
head
cranial
skull
facial
face
frontal
forehead
orbital
eye
otic
ear
buccal
cheek
nasal
nose
oral
mouth
cervical
neck
thoracic
chest
axillary
armpit
brachial
arm
antecubital
front of elbow
antebrachial
forearm
carpal
wrist
metacarpal
palm
digital
fingers
olecranal
back of elbow
acromial
shoulder
umbilical
belly buttom
coxal
hip
inguinal
groin
pedal
foot
gluteal
buttock
popliteal
back of knee
sural
calf
plantar
sole of foot
calcaneal
heel
hallux
big toe
pollex
thumb
superior
toward the head
inferior
away from the head
anterior
front of the body
posterior
back of the body
medial
closer to the midline
lateral
farther from the middle
intermediate
between 2 structures
ipsilateral
same side
contralateral
opposite side
proximal
closer to attachment
distal
farther from attachment
superficial
toward or on the surface
deep
away from the surface
parietal
pertaining to the outer wall of a cavity
visceral
pertaning to the covering of an organ
dorsal cavity
back: cranial and spinal
ventral cavity
front: thoracic and abdominopelvic
thoracic cavity
pleural (lungs), peridardial (heart), mediatinum (central region)
sagittal plane
right and left sides
mid sagittal
equal sides
parasagittal
unequal sides
frontal plane
anterior and posterior
transverse plane
superior and inferior
oblique plane
angle