Movement Superior Movement Inferior Movement Anterior The head is superior to the abdomen. Meaning that the body part is above another part or is closer to the head. Superior Fold here Movement The legs are inferior to the chest. Meaning the body part is below another body part or is toward the feet. Inferior Fold here Movement The eyes are anterior to the brain. Meaning toward the front. Anterior Fold here

Movement Posterior Movement Medial Movement Lateral The brain is posterior to the eyes. Is the opposite of anterior; it means toward the back. Posterior Fold here Movement The nose is medial to the eyes. Refers to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves. Medial Fold here Movement The ears are lateral to the eyes. Meaning toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline. Lateral Fold here

Movement Proximal Movement Distal Movement Superficial The elbow is proximal to the wrist. Describes a body part that is closer to a point of attachment to the trunk than another body part. Proximal Fold here Movement The fingers are distal to the wrist. Is the opposite of proximal. It means that a particular body part is farther from a point of attachment to the trunk than another body part. Distal Fold here Movement The epidermis is the superficial layer of the skin. Means situated near the surface. Superficial Fold here

Movement Peripheral Movement Deep Movement Assimilation The nerves that branch from the brain and spinal cord are peripheral nerves. Means outward or near the surface. It describes the location of certain blood vessels and nerves. Peripheral Fold here Movement The dermis is the deep layer of the skin. Describes parts that are more internal than superficial parts. Deep Fold here Movement This refers to the changing of absorbed substances into forms that are chemically different from those that entered the body fluids. Assimilation Fold here

Movement Acromial Movement Antebrachial Movement Axillary Fold here Point of the shoulder Movement Antebrachial The forearm Fold here Movement Axillary The armpit Fold here

Movement Buccal Movement Celiac Movement Coxal The cheek The abdomen Fold here Movement Celiac The abdomen Fold here Movement Coxal Fold here The hip

Movement Crural Movement Femoral Movement Genital The leg The thigh Fold here Movement Femoral The thigh Fold here Movement Genital Reproductive Organs Fold here

Movement Gluteal Movement Inguinal Movement Mental The buttocks Fold here Movement The depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh (groin) Inguinal Fold here Movement Mental Fold here The chin

Movement Occipital Movement Orbital Movement Otic The lower back region of the head Occipital Fold here Movement Orbital Fold here The eye cavity Movement Otic Fold here The ear

Movement Palmar Movement Pectoral Movement Pedal The palm of the hand Fold here Movement Pectoral The chest Fold here Movement Pedal The foot Fold here

The area behind the knee Movement Plantar Fold here The sole of the foot Movement Popliteal The area behind the knee Fold here Movement The posterior region between the hipbones. Sacral Fold here

Movement Tarsal Movement Umbilical Movement Vertebral The instep of the foot Fold here Movement Umbilical Fold here The navel Movement Vertebral Fold here The spinal column

The space in front of the elbow. Movement Lumbar The loin. The region of the lower back between the ribs and the pelvis. Fold here Movement Mammary Fold here The Breast. Movement Antecubital Fold here The space in front of the elbow.

Movement Cephalic Movement Patellar Movement Perineal The head. Fold here Movement Patellar Fold here The front of the knee. Movement The Perineum. The region between the anus and the external reproductive organs. Perineal Fold here