CH1B

• Anatomical Position


  • The human body is erect, with the feet slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward

  
• Regional Terms

  • Cephalic
  • Orbital
  • Frontal
  • Nasal
  • Mental
  • Oral
  • Cervical
  • Thoracic
  • Sternal
  • Axillary
  • Mammary
  • Abdominal
  • Umbilical
  • Pelvic
  • Inguinal (groin)
  • Pubic (genital)
  • Hallux
  • Digital
  • Metatarsal
  • Tarsal (ankle)
  • Pedal (foot)
  • Fibular or peroneal
  • Crural (leg)
  • Patellar
  • Femoral (thigh)
  • Coxal (hip)
  • Digital
  • Palmar
  • Pollex
  • Manus (hand)
  • Carpal (wrist)
  • Antebrachial
  • Brachial (arm)
  • Acromial
  • Antecubital
  • Anterior/Ventral
  • Thorax
  • Abdomen
  • Back (Dorsum)
  • Plantar
  • Calcaneal
  • Pedal (foot)
  • Fibular or peroneal
  • Sural (calf)
  • Femoral (thigh)
  • Digital
  • Metacarpal
  • Manus (hand)
  • Antebrachial
  • Olecranal
  • Brachial (arm)
  • Acromial
  • Popliteal
  • Perineal (between anus and external genitalia)
  • Gluteal
  • Sacral
  • Lumbar
  • Vertebral
  • Scapular
  • Cervical
  • Cephalic
  • Otic
  • Occipital (back of head)
• Directional Terms


  • Superior
  • Inferior
  • Anterior
  • Posterior
  • Medial
  • Lateral
  • Intermediate
  • Proximal
  • Distal
  • Superficial
  • Deep
• Body Quadrants


  • Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
  • Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
  • Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
  • Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
• Body Regions


  • Right hypochondriac region
  • Epigastric region
  • Right lumbar region
  • Umbilical region
  • Left hypochondriac region
  • Left lumbar region
  • Right iliac (inguinal) region
  • Hypogastric (public) region
  • Left iliac (inguinal) region
• Organs in the body regions

  • Liver
  • Gallbladder
  • Ascending colon of large intestine
  • Small intestine
  • Cecum
  • Appendix
  • Diaphragm
  • Spleen
  • Stomach
  • Transverse colon of large intestine
  • Descending colon of large intestine
  • Initial part of sigmoid colon
  • Urinary bladder
• Fibular


  Refers to the outer leg bone
• Tarsal


  Refers to the ankle bones
• Sural


  Refers to the calf muscle
• Calcaneal


  Refers to the heel bone
• Plantar


  Refers to the sole of the foot
• Vertebral


  Refers to the spine
• Perineal


  Refers to the area between the anus and genitalia
• Scapular


  Refers to the shoulder blade
• Lumbar


  Refers to the lower back
• Sacral


  Refers to the lower back
• Gluteal


  Refers to the buttocks
• Femoral


  Refers to the thigh
• Coxal


  Refers to the hip
• Olecranial


  Refers to the elbow
• Acromial


  Refers to the shoulder
• Brachial


  Refers to the arm
• Antecubital


  Refers to the area above the elbow
• Thoracic


  Refers to the chest
• Sternal


  Refers to the breastbone
• Mammary


  Refers to the breast
• Axillary


  Refers to the armpit
• Cervical


  Refers to the back of the neck
• Oral


  Refers to the mouth
• Mental


  Refers to the chin
• Frontal


  Refers to the forehead
• Nasal


  Refers to the nose
• Orbital


  Refers to the eye socket
• Cephalic


  Refers to the head