Human Anatomy Quiz 1: Surface Anatomy

gross anatomy

the study of body structures visible to the naked eye

anatomical position

in the ________ ______, the body is erect, with the feet only slightly apart, head and toes pointed forward, and arms hanging at the sides with palms facing forward

axial

relating to head, neck, and trunk, the axis of the body

appendicular

relating to limbs and their attachments to the axis

abdominal

pertaining to the anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

acromial

pertaining to the point of the shoulder

antebrachial

pertaining to the forearm

antecubital

pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow

axillary

pertaining to the armpit

brachial

pertaining to the arm

buccal

pertaining to the cheek

carpal

pertaining to the wrist

cervical

pertaining to the neck region

coxal

pertaining to the hip

crural

pertaining to the leg

digital

pertaining to the fingers or toes

femoral

pertaining to the thigh

frontal

pertaining to the forehead

hallux

pertaining to the great toe

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

mammary

pertaining to the breast

mental

pertaining to the chin

nasal

pertaining to the nose

oral

pertaining to the mouth

orbital

pertaining to the bony eye socket

palmar

pertaining to the palm of the hand

patellar

pertaining to the anterior knee (kneecap) region

pedal

pertaining to the foot

pelvic

pertaining to the pelvic region

fibular (peroneal)

pertaining to the side of the leg

pollex

pertaining to the thumb

pubic

pertaining to the genital region

sternal

pertaining to the region of the breastbone

tarsal

pertaining to the ankle

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

umbilical

pertaining to the navel

calcaneal

pertaining to the heel of the foot

cephalic

pertaining to the head

dorsum

pertaining to the back

gluteal

pertaining to the buttocks or rump

lumbar

pertaining to the area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

manus

pertaining to the hand

occipital

pertaining to the posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

olecranal

pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow

otic

pertaining to the ear

perineal

pertaining to the region between the anus and external genitalia

plantar

pertaining to the sole of the foot

popliteal

pertaining to the back of the knee

sacral

pertaining to the region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)

scapular

pertaining to the scapula or shoulder blade area

sural

pertaining to the calf or posterior surface of the leg

vertebral

pertaining to the area of the spinal column

axial

abdominal

appendicular

antecubital

appendicular

axillary

appendicular

brachial

axial

cervical

appendicular

crural

appendicular

femoral

appendicular

fibular

axial

gluteal

axial

inguinal

axial

lumbar

axial

occipital

axial

oral

appendicular

popliteal

axial

pubic

appendicular

sural

axial

thoracic

axial

umbilical