Body Landmarks
And Positions
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 D. Johnson 2011
Body Landmarks and
Positions
Upper
extremities
Lower
Extremities
Head
Mixed
Directional
Terms
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200
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Upper Extremities
100
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This region is distal to
the shoulder.
This region is commonly
referred to as the elbow.
What is the olecranon?
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Upper Extremities
200
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This is where the
biceps muscle is found.
It is the anterior region
of the upper arm.
What is the brachial
region?
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Upper Extremities
300
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This region is commonly
called the forearm.
What is the antebrachium ?
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Upper Extremities
400
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This region is at the top
of the shoulder
It is where the clavicle
attaches to the shoulder.
What is the acromial
region?
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Upper Extremities 500
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This area is anterior to
the cubital region
What is the antecubital
region?
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Lower Extremities
100
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This is the anterior and
posterior region of the
thigh.
What is the femoral
region?
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Lower Extremities
200
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This region is
anterior to the
“kneecap”
What is the
popliteal region?
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Lower Extremities 300
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This region is the
lateral aspect of the
lower leg.
What is the fibular
region?
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Lower Extremities
400
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If you walk on “hot
coals” you might get
burned here.
What is the plantar
region?
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Lower Extremities
500
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The region of the
leg inferior to the
patella.
What cural
region?
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Head
100
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The space station can be
seen moving in an orbital
path around the Earth
What are the eyes?
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Head 200
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The anatomic term
for the mouth cavity
What is the oral
cavity?
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Head
300
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This region is just
superior to the orbits
What is the frontal
region?
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Head
400
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A peck on the
cheek is where the
lips touch.
What is the buccal
region?
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Head 500
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This region is superior to
the cervical spine and
found on the posterior
aspect of the head
What is the occipital
region?
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Mixed
100
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Is superficial to the
stomach and
intestines.
What is the
abdominal
region?
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Mixed 200
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The Achilles Tendon
attaches at the superior
aspect of this region.
What is the
calcaneal region?
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Mixed
300
Everybody has one
except for Adam and
Eve.
What is the
umbilicus?
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Mixed 400
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Commonly called the
“armpits”
What are the axillary
regions?
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Mixed
500
The midsaggital plane
passes through this
thoracic structure.
What is the sternal
region?
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Directions
100
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Moving from the
feet toward the
head is the_______
direction.
What is the cephalic
or superior?
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Directions
200
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The sternal region
is _______ to the
spine.
What Is the
anterior direction?
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Directions
300
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The hand is _____ to
the shoulder.
What is the distal
direction?
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Directions
400
The gluteal region is
______ to the
thoracic spine.
What is the inferior or
caudal direction?
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Directions
500
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The heart Is _______
to the arms.
What is the medial
direction?
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