Subdivisions & Directional Terms

frontal

forehead

orbital/ocular

eyes and eye sockets

buccal

cheeks

otic

ears

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

mental

chin

pectoral (mammary)

breast

sternal

breastbone (sternum)

umbilical

center of abdomen (navel)

coxal

hips

pelvic

pelvis

pubic

genitals

scapular

shoulder blades

vertebral

spinal column

lumbar

lower back

abdominal

abdomen

axillary

armpits

acromial

shoulders

antebrachial

forearms

antecubital

anterior elbows

carpal

wrists

tarsals

ankles

palmar

palms

digital

fingers/toes

gluteal

buttocks

femoral

tighs

patellar

anterior knee

popliteal

posterior knee

crural

shins

sural

calf

fibular

lateral side of lower limb

calcaneal

heel

plantar

soles of feet

cranial

superior - towards headc

caudal

inferior - away from head

ventral

anterior - frontd

dorsal

posterior - back

medial

towards the midline

lateral

away from the midline

proximal

closer to trunk/point of attachment

distal

away from trunk/point of attachment

external

superior - towards the surface

internal

deep - away from the surface

1

right hypochondriac region

2

epigastric region

3

left hypochondriac region

4

right lumbar region

5

umbilical region

6

right lumbar region

7

left inguinal/iliac region

8

epigastric (pubic) region

9

right inguinal/iliac region