ANATOMICAL TERMS

• What does "axial" refer to in anatomical language?

  Relating to head, neck, and trunk
• What does "appendicular" refer to in anatomical language?

  Relating to limbs and their attachments
• What is the sagittal plane?

  A plane dividing the body into right and left parts
• What is the frontal plane also known as?

  Coronal plane
• What does the transverse plane do?

  Divides the body into superior and inferior parts
• What does "superior" mean in anatomical terms?

  Above
• What does "inferior" mean in anatomical terms?

  Below
• What does "anterior" refer to?

  Front
• What does "posterior" refer to?

  Back
• What does "medial" mean?

  Toward the midline
• What does "lateral" refer to?

  Sides
• What does "cephalad" mean?

  Toward the head
• What does "caudal" refer to?

  Toward the tail
• What does "dorsal" mean?

  Backside
• What does "ventral" refer to?

  Belly side
• What does "proximal" mean?

  Nearer the trunk or attached end
• What does "superficial" mean?

  Toward or at the body surface
• What does "distal" refer to?

  Farther from the trunk or point of attachment
• What does "deep" refer to?

  Away from the body surface
• What is the abdominal region?

  Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
• What does "acromial" refer to?

  Point of the shoulder
• What does "antebrachial" refer to?

  Forearm
• What does "antecubital" refer to?

  Anterior surface of the elbow
• What does "axillary" refer to?

  Armpit
• What does "brachial" refer to?

  Arm
• What does "buccal" refer to?

  Cheek
• What does "carpal" refer to?

  Wrist
• What does "cephalic" refer to?

  Head
• What does "cervical" refer to?

  Neck region
• What does "coxal" refer to?

  Hip
• What does "crural" refer to?

  Leg
• What does "digital" refer to?

  Fingers or toes
• What does "femoral" refer to?

  Thigh
• What does "fibular" refer to?

  Side of the leg
• What does "frontal" refer to?

  Forehead
• What does "hallux" refer to?

  Great toe
• What does "inguinal" refer to?

  Groin area
• What does "mammary" refer to?

  Breast region
• What does "manus" refer to?

  Hand
• What does "mental" refer to?

  Chin