Anterior Surface Anatomical Names

Frontal

Forehead.

Cephalic

Head

Orbital

Eye.

Nasal

Nose.

Buccal

Cheek.

Oral

Mouth.

Mental

Chin.

Cervical

Neck.

Sternal

Breastbone/sternum area.

Axillary

Armpit.

Mammary

Pectorals

Manus

Hand

Umbilical

Navel/belly button.

Inguinal

Groin.

Pubic

Genital/pubic area.

Acromial

Shoulder.

Brachial

Arm

Antecubital

Front of elbow.

Olecranal

Back of elbow.

Antebrachial

Forearm.

Carpal

Wrist.

Metacarpal

Hand between wrist and fingers.

Palmar

Palm of hand.

Pollex

Thumb.

Digital

Fingers/toes

Pedal

Foot

Coxal

Hip.

Femoral

Thigh.

Patellar

Kneecap/front of knee.

Popliteal

Back of knee.

Crural

Leg/shin.

Sural

Calf.

Fibular/peroneal

Outer side of lower leg.

Tarsal

Ankle.

Calcaneal

Heel.

Metatarsal

Foot between ankle and toes.

Plantar

Sole/bottom of foot.

Hallux

Big toe.

Dorsal

Back

Otic

Ear

Occipital

Back of the head

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Vertebral

Spinal column/backbone

Lumbar

Lower back

Sacral

Base of the spine, over the sacrum

Gluteal

Buttoks

Perineal

Area between anus and external genitalia

Axial

Head, neck, trunk

Appendicular

Limbs (arms,legs)

Dorsal body cavity

Contains cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

Cranial cavity

Contains brain

Vertebral cavity

Contains spinal cord

Ventral body cavity

Contains thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities

Abdominopelvic cavity

Contains the abdominal and pelvic organs

Abdominal cavity

Contains digestive viscera

Thoracic cavity

Contains heart and lungs

Superior mediastinum

Upper part of thoracic cavity between the lungs

Pleural cavity

Space surrounding the lungs

Pericardial cavity within the mediastinum

Space surrounding the heart within the mediastinum

What cavities are in the thoracic cavity?

Superior mediastinum, pleural cavity, and the pericardial cavity within the mediastinum

Mediastinum

Central region of thoracic (chest) cavity between the lungs