| Term | Definition |
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| Superior | moving toward the head region |
| Inferior | moving away from the head region |
| Lateral | moving away from the (abduct) the midline of the body |
| Medial | moving toward the (adduct) the midline of the body |
| Anterior | front of body |
| Posterior | back of body (location) |
| Proximal | closest to point of reference or midline |
| Distal | point farthest from point of reference or midline |
| Transverse | separates superior from inferior |
| Frontal | separates anterior from posterior |
| Sagittal | Separates right from left |
| Frons | forehead |
| oculus | eye |
| nasus | nose |
| oris | mouth |
| bucca | cheek |
| mentis | chin |
| otic | ear (?) |
| cervical | neck |
| occipital | posterior of head |
| ocular | eye |
| thoracic | chest |
| mamma | breast |
| abdomen | inferior thoracic |
| pelvis | inferior to abdomen |
| umbilicus | navel |
| axilla | armpit |
| lumbar | inferior back |
| gluteal region | buttock |
| gluteal fold | inferior portion of gluteal region |
| gluteal cleft | sagittally between gluteal regions |
| inguinal | groin |
| inguinal | sagittal junction of upper leg with torso |
| costal | superior portion of back |
| axilla | lateral edge of superior portion of thoracic area |
| brachium | superior arm |
| antebrachium | inferior arm |
| antecubital | inferior to brachium and superior to antebrachium on anterior side |
| antecubital | front of elbow |
| cubital | back of elbow (notes) |
| olecranon | back of elbow (book) |
| cubital | inferior to brachium and superior to antebrachium on posterior side |
| manus | hand |
| palma | palm |
| digits | fingers and toes |
| pollex | thumb |
| carpus | between manus and antebrachium |
| femoral | superior leg |
| crus | inferior leg on anterior side |
| sura | inferior leg on posterior side |
| patella | between fermoral and crus |
| popliteal | between fermoral and sura |
| pedal | foot |
| planta | bottom of foot |
| hallux | big toe |
| tarsus | between planta and crus |
| calcaneus | heel |
| dorsum | back |
| acromial | shoulder |
| pes | foot |
| manus | hand |
| pubis | inferior pelvis |
| cephalon | head |
| epigstric region | superior to umbilical region but inferior to the diaphram |
| left hypochondriac region | left lateral to the epigastric region |
| right hypochondriac region | right lateral to the epigastric region |
| left lumbar region | left lateral to the umbilical region |
| right lumbar region | right lateral to the umbilical region |
| hypogastric region | region inferior to the umbilical |
| left iliac region | left lateral to the hypogastric region |
| right iliac region | right lateral to the hypogastric region |
| Right hypochondriac | right lobe of the liver |
| epigastric | left lobe of the liver/gallbladder |
| left hyochondriac | fudus of the stomach/spleen |
| right lumbar | ascending colon |
| umbilical | jejunum of the small intestine |
| left lumbar | descending colon |
| right iliac | cecum |
| hypogastric | appendix/ileum of the small intestine/urinary bladder |
| left iliac | sigmoid colon |
Combine with other sets
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