| Term | Definition | Category |
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| anterior | situated before or toward the front | website use |
| posterior | situated behind | website use |
| lateral | situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side | website use |
| medial | extending toward the middle | website use |
| anteromedial | located in front and toward the middle | website use |
| posterolateral | situated on the side and toward the posterior aspect | website use |
| superior | situated higher up | website use |
| inferior | situated lower down | website use |
| occiput | the back of the head | anatomy |
| clavicle | technical term for collarbone | anatomy |
| collarbone | either of the pair of bones joining the breastbone to the shoulder blades | anatomy |
| pectoralis muscle | the pectoralis muscle is a thick, fan-shaped muscle, situated at the chest (anterior) of the human body; it makes up the bulk of the chest muscles and lies under the breast | anatomy |
| pectoral region | the chest region and anything relating to it | anatomy |
| interscapular region | between the shoulders area | anatomy |
| suprascapular | situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula | anatomy |
| eye socket | the cavity in the skull which encloses an eyeball with its surrounding muscles | anatomy |
| maxilla | the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw in most vertebrates. In humans it also forms part of the nose and eye socket | anatomy |
| TMJ | the joint on either side of the human head where the jaw (mandible) meets the skull (at the temporal bone) | anatomy |
| mandible | the jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes | anatomy |
| temporal bone | either of a pair of bones which form part of the side of the skull on each side and enclose the middle and inner ear | anatomy |
| zygomatic arch | the arch of bone that extends along the front or side of the skull beneath the eye socket | anatomy |
| humerus | the bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow | anatomy |
| deltoid region | a large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint and serves to raise the arm laterally | anatomy |
| epicondyle | a protuberance above or on the condyle of a long bone, especially either of the two at the elbow end of the humerus | anatomy |
| web space | the soft tissue between the bases of the fingers and toes | anatomy |
| pelvis | the large bony frame near the base of the spine to which the hindlimbs or legs are attached in humans and many other vertebrates | anatomy |
| sacrum | a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hip bones of the pelvis | anatomy |
| ilium | the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis | anatomy |
| sacroiliac joint | relating to the sacrum and the ilium – denoting the rigid joint at the back of the pelvis between the sacrum and the ilium | anatomy |
| crest | a ridge along the surface of a bone | anatomy |
| femur | the bone of the thigh or upper hindlimb, articulating at the hip and the knee | anatomy |
| hamstring | any of five tendons at the back of a person’s knee | anatomy |
| extensor | a muscle serving to extend a bodily part (such as a limb) | anatomy |
| quads | the greater extensor muscle of the front of the thigh that is divided into four parts | anatomy |
| achilles tendon | the tendon connecting calf muscles to the heel | anatomy |
| calcaneus bone | the large bone making up the heel of the human foot, the heel bone | anatomy |
| lateral malleolus | the expanded lower end of the fibula situated on the lateral side of the leg at the ankle | anatomy |
| whiplash injury | injury caused by a severe jerk to the head, typically in a car accident | biomechanics of injury |
| posture | the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting | biomechanics of injury |
| dislocation | injury or disability caused when the normal position of a joint or other part of the body is disturbed | biomechanics of injury |
| pronation | rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces backwards or downwards – rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin | biomechanics of injury |
| supination | rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward, also: a corresponding movement of the foot and leg in which the foot rolls outward with an elevated arch | biomechanics of injury |
| kyphosis | excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back | biomechanics of injury |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine | biomechanics of injury |
| discrepancy | an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts | biomechanics of injury |
| morton’s foot | is the condition of a shortened first metatarsal in relation to the second metatarsal. It is a type of brachymetatarsia | biomechanics of injury |
