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Anatomical Position
Standing feet forward, face forward, and hands
forward
TERM 2
Prone Position
DEFINITION 2
Face down
TERM 3
Supine Position
DEFINITION 3
Laying down in anatomical position
TERM 4
Brachium
DEFINITION 4
At the Arm (above the elbow)
TERM 5
Antebrachium
DEFINITION 5
Forearm
Antecubitis
Front of the elbow (ex: draw blood or place IV here)
TERM 7
Olecranon
DEFINITION 7
Back of the elbow
TERM 8
Carpus
DEFINITION 8
Wrist
TERM 9
Digit (finger) Phalanx (finger
bone)
DEFINITION 9
phallanges
TERM 10
Femur
DEFINITION 10
at the thigh(Femoral)The femur (pl. femurs or femora
(/fmr/)), or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the
center of the body) bone of the leg in tetrapod vertebrates
capable of walking or jumping, such as most land mammals,
birds, many reptiles such as lizards, and amphibians such as
frogs.
Axial
head, neck and trunk, axis of the body
TERM 17
Cephalon
DEFINITION 17
Head (at the head)
TERM 18
Cervicis
DEFINITION 18
at the neck ( Cervical)
TERM 19
Thoracis
DEFINITION 19
Chest
TERM 20
Lumbus
DEFINITION 20
region of the spine above the waist (LUMBAR)
Sacrum
region below the hips at the spine
TERM 22
Oculus (ORBIT)
DEFINITION 22
AT THE EYE SOCKET
TERM 23
BUCCA
DEFINITION 23
AT THE CHEEK
TERM 24
AXILLA
DEFINITION 24
ARMPITThe axilla is the area on the human body directly
under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder.
TERM 25
SHOULDER (ACROMIAL)
DEFINITION 25
AT THE SHOULDER
