The following table contains phonetic-level Location spellings.

Basic Location

Fine Location

Brief Description

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Ipsilateral Temple.

 

/V

Top of head above the ipsilateral temple.

 

/Z

Ipsilateral brow.

 

/W

Just to the ipsilateral side of the ipsilateral temple.

 

/Q

Up to 6" above the ipsilateral temple.

0

 

Forehead.

 

0V

Top of the head above the forehead.

 

0Q

Up to 6" above the center of the forehead.

1

 

Contralateral Temple.

 

1V

Top of the head above the contralateral temple.

 

1Z

Contralateral brow.

 

1W

Just to the contralateral side of the contralateral temple.

 

1Q

Up to 6" above the contralateral temple.

2

 

Ipsilateral Ear.

 

2Q

Ipsilateral eye.

3

 

Nose.

 

3V

Ipsilateral side of the nose.

 

3Q

Bottom of the nose.

 

3Z

Contralateral side of the nose.

4

 

Contralateral ear.

 

4Q

Contralateral eye.

5

 

Ipsilateral cheek.

 

5V

Ipsilateral corner of the mouth.

 

5Z

Ipsilateral side under the chin.

 

5W

To the ipsilateral side of the ipsilateral cheek.

6

 

The front of the chin and the mouth.

 

6V

The upper lip.

 

6W

The teeth.

 

6X

The lower lip.

 

6Y

The tongue.

 

6Z

Central under the chin.

7

 

Contralateral cheek.

 

7V

Contralateral corner of the mouth.

 

7Z

Contralateral side under the chin.

 

7W

To the contralateral side of the contralateral cheek.

8

 

Ipsilateral shoulder.

 

8Z

Ipsilateral side of the neck.

 

8V

Top of the ipsilateral shoulder.

 

8X

Ipsilateral front of the ribcage (breast).

 

8Q

Ipsilateral armpit.

 

8W

Just to the ipsilateral side of the ipsilateral shoulder.

9

 

Sternum, center of chest.

 

9Z

Larynx, front of throat.

 

9V

Hollow of the neck, top of sternum.

 

9X

Bottom of the sternum.

:

 

Contralateral shoulder.

 

:Z

Contralateral side of the neck.

 

:V

Top of the Contralateral shoulder.

 

:X

Contralateral front of the ribcage (breast).

 

:Q

Contralateral armpit.

 

:W

Just to the contralateral side of the contralateral shoulder.

;

 

Ipsilateral side of the abdomen.

 

;X

Ipsilateral bottom of the ribcage.

 

;Q

Ipsilateral groin area.

 

;Z

Ipsilateral thigh.

 

;V

Ipsilateral hip.

 

;T

Ipsilateral outer thigh.

 

;R

Ipsilateral inner thigh.

 

;W

To the ipsilateral side of the ipsilateral side/hip.

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Middle of the abdomen.

 

<X

Solar plexus, below the sternum.

 

<Q

Middle groin area.

=

 

Contralateral side of the abdomen.

 

=X

Contralateral bottom of the ribcage.

 

=Q

Contralateral groin area.

 

=Z

Contralateral thigh.

 

=V

Contralateral hip.

 

=T

Contralateral outer thigh.

 

=R

Contralateral inner thigh.

 

=W

To the contralateral side of the contralateral side/hip.

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