Superficial Landmarks

Cards (53)

  • Abdominal - belly
  • Antebrachial - Lower arm
  • Antecubital - Anterior to the elbow
  • Axillary - Armpit
  • Brachium/brachial - Upper arm
  • Bucca/buccal - Cheek
  • Carpal - Wrist
  • Calcaneal - Heel of the foot
  • Cephalic - Head
  • Cervical - Neck
  • Costal (dorsum) - Upper back
  • Coxal - Hip
  • Cranial - Skull
  • Lumbar - Lower back
  • Mammary - Breast
  • Manus - hand
  • Mentis/mental - Chin
  • Nasus/nasal - Nose
  • Occipital - Back of head
  • Oculus/orbital - Eye
  • Oris/oral - Mouth
  • Otic - Ear
  • Palmar- Palm of hand
  • Patellar - Kneecap
  • Pelvic- Pelvis
  • Perineal- Region between the anus and the external reproductive organs
  • Crural (crus) - Leg
  • Cubital (olecranon)- Posterior of the elbow
  • Deltoid - Shoulder
  • Digital- Fingers or toes
  • Dorsal - Back
  • Facial- Face
  • Femoral -Thigh
  • Frons/frontal- Forehead
  • Gluteal - Buttock
  • Genital- Region of attachment of external reproductive organs
  • Gluteal cleft -Crease between the right and left buttocks
  • Gluteal fold - Fold between buttocks and upper thigh
  • Hallux - Big toe
  • Inguinal - Groin region