Language of Anatomy

frontal region

forehead

orbital region

eye

nasal region

nose area

buccal region

cheek area

oral region

mouth region

mental region

chin region

cervical region

neck region

sternal region

breastbone

axillary region

armpit

pectoral region

chest

abdominal region

stomach

umbilical region

region of the navel

acromial region

shoulder

brachial region

upper arm

antecubital region

front of elbow

olecranol region

back of elbow

antebrachial region

forearm

carpal region

wrist

manus

hand

digital region

fingers, toes

coxal region

hip

femoral region

thigh

patellar region

front of knee

popliteal region

back of knee

crural region

shin

sural region

calf

fibular region

side of leg

pedal

foot

tarsal region

ankle

calcaneal region

heel of foot

plantar region

sole of foot

occipital region

back of head

scapular region

shoulder blade

vertebral region

spinal column

lumbar region

lower back

sacral region

tailbone

gluteal region

buttock

cephalic

head

Superior

above

Inferior

below

Anterior

front of the body

Posterior

back of body

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Proximal

Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Distal

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Superficial

near the surface

deep

Away from the body surface; more internal