lesson 2 latin-based descriptive terms for body regions

abdominal

anterior torso below diaphragm

acromial

shoulder

antebrachial

forearm

antecubital

depressed area in front of elbow

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

buccal

inside of the cheek

calcaneal

heel of foot

carpal

wrist

cephalic

head

cervical

neck

coxal

hip

cranial

skull

crural

leg

cubital

elbow

cutaneous

skin

digital

fingers or toes

dorsal

back or top

facial

face

femoral

thigh

frontal

forehead

gluteal

buttock

hallux

great toe

inguinal

groin

lumbar

lower part of back between ribs and pelvis

mammary

breast

manual

hand

mental

chin

nasal

nose

navel

area around navel, or umbilicus

occipital

back or lower part of skull

olecranal

back of elbow

oral

mouth

orbital

eyes

otic

ear

palmar

palm of hand

patellar

front of knee

pedal

foot

pelvic

lower portion of torso

perineal

area between anus and gential’s

plantar

sole of foot

pollex

thumb

popliteal

area behind knee

pubic

pubis

supraclavicular

area above clavicle

sural

calf

tarsal

ankle

temporal

side of head

thoracic

chest

zygomatic

outside of cheek