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FIRST RETURN DEMO

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY


ANATOMICAL AND DIRECTIONAL TERMS
I. HEAD AND NECK
A. HEAD ANTERIOR
Frontal - forehead
Orbital - eye
Nasal - nose
Oral - mouth
ottic -ear
Buccal - cheek
Mental - chin

POSTERIOR
Cranial - skull
Occipital - base of skull

B. NECK Cervical
Nuchal - back of neck

II. TRUNK -Thoracic ANTERIOR


Pectoral - chest
Sternal - breastbone
Mammary -breast
Clavicular - collarbone
Axillary - armpit
Abdominal - abdomen
Umbilical - navel
Pelviv - pelvis
Inguinal - groin
Pubic - genital
Coxal - hip

POSTERIOR
Scapular - shoulder or blade
Acromial - point of shoulder
Vertebral - spinal column
Lumbar loin
Sacral - between hips
Gluteal - buttock
Perineal - perineum
III. PECTORAL AND
UPPER LIMB ANTERIOR
Brachial - arm
Antecubital - front of elbow
Antebrachial - forearm
Carpal - wrist
Palmar - palm
Digital - fingers

POSTERIOR
Olecranon - point of elbow
Dorsum - back of hand
IV. PELVIC AND
LOWER LIMB ANTERIOR
Femoral - thigh
Patellar - knee cap
Crural - leg
Talus - ankle
Dorsum - top of foot
Digital - toes
Pedal - foot

POSTERIOR
Popliteal - hollow behind knees
Sural - calf
Plantar - sole
Calcaneal - heal

V. Diretional Terms
Right
Left
Inferior
Superior
Anterior
Posteriar
Dorsal
Ventral
Proximal
Distal
Lateral
Medial
Superficial
Deep

VI. BODY PLANES Sagittal plane


Transverse or Horizintal plane
Frontal or Coronal plane

VII. REGIONS Right hypochondriac


Left hypocondriac
Left hypochondriac
Right lumbar
Left Lumbar
Umbilical region
Right Iliac
Hypogastric region
Left Iliac Region

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