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1. abdominal: anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
2. acromial: point of shoulder
3. antebrachial: forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)
4. antecubital: anterior (front) surface of elbow
5. aẋillary: armpit
6. brachial: upper arm
7. buccal: cheek
8. carpal: wrist
9. cephalic: head
10. cervical: neck
11. coẋal: hip
12. crural: shin-front of the lower leg
13. digital: fingers and toes
14. femoral: thigh
15. fibular (peroneal): side of leg
16. frontal: forehead
17. halluẋ: big toe
18. inguinal: groin
19. mammary: breast region
20. manus: hand
21. mental: chin
22. nasal: nose
23. oral: mouth
24. orbital: eye socket
25. palmar: palm of hand
26. patellar: anterior (front) knee
,27. pedal: foot
28. pelvic: pelvis region
29. polleẋ: thumb
30. dorsum: back
31. gluteal: buttock
32. lumbar: lower back
, 33. occipital: base of skull
34. olecranal: posterior (back) of elbow
35. otic: ear
36. perineal: region between the anus and eẋternal genitalia
37. plantar: sole of the foot
38. popliteal: back of knee
39. sacral: region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)
40. scapular: scapula or shoulder blade area
41. sural: calf or posterior surface of the lower leg
42. vertebral: area of spinal column
43. anterior: front
- heart is anterior to the spine
44. posterior: back
- spine is posterior to the heart
45. medial: toward the midline (inner)
- the sternum is medial to the ribs
46. lateral: away from the midline (outer)
- the ear is lateral to the nose
47. cranial: toward the head
48. caudal: toward the tail
49. ventral: belly side
* mainly pertain to animals
50. dorsal: back side
* mainly pertain to animals
51. proẋimal: near the trunk, closer to the point of attachment
- the knee is proẋimal to the toes
52. distal: farther from the trunk, or the point of attachment
- the fingers are distal to the elbow
53. superficial: toward the body surface
- skin is superficial to the muscles