Table 1.4 - Human Body Regions

Abdominal

Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Nasal

Nose

Antebrachial

Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

Occipital

Posterior aspect of the head

Antecubital

Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region

Olecranal

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Auricular

Visible surface structures of the ear

Oral

Mouth

Axillary

Armpit

Orbital

Eye

Brachial

Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

Palmar

Palm of the hand

Buccal

Cheek

Patellar

Kneecap

Calcaneal

Heel of the foot

Pectoral

Chest, includes the mammary region

Carpal

Wrist

Pelvic

Pelvis

Cephalic

Head

Perineal

Diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs

Cervical

Neck

Pes

Foot

Coxal

Hip

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Cranial

Skull

Pollex

Thumb

Crural

Leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)

Popliteal

Area posterior to the knee

Deltoid

Shoulder

Pubic

Anterior region of the pelvis

Digital

Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

Radial

Lateral aspect (thumb side) of the forearm

Dorsal

Back

Sacral

Posterior region between the hip bones

Femoral

Thigh

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Fibular

Lateral aspect of the leg

Sternal

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Frontal

Forehead

Sural

Calf (posterior part of the leg)

Gluteal

Buttock

Tarsal

Proximal part of foot and ankle

Hallux

Great toe

Thoracic

Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

Inguinal

Groin (sometimes used to indicate just the crease in the junction of the thigh with the trunk)

Tibial

Medial aspect of the leg

Lumbar

The “small of the back”

Ulnar

Medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm

Mammary

Breast

Umbilical

Navel

Manus

Hand

Vertebral

Spinal column

Mental

Chin