Anatomy Lab | Week 1 | Body Regions

Vocabulary flashcards mapping anatomical names to their common names and describing the anatomical position based on Figure 1.5.

Anatomical position

The position in which the subject stands erect facing the observer with the head level and the eyes facing forward, the feet flat on the floor and directed forward, and the upper limbs at the sides with the palms facing forward.

Cephalic

Head

Cranial

Skull

Facial

Face

Cervical

Neck

Frontal

Forehead

Temporal

Temple

Orbital or ocular

Eye

Otic

Ear

Buccal

Cheek

Nasal

Nose

Oral

Mouth

Mental

Chin

Occipital

Base of skull

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Arm

Antecubital

Front of elbow

Antebrachial

Forearm

Carpal

Wrist

Palmar or volar

Palm

Digital or phalangeal (fingers)

Fingers

Poliex

Thumb

Manual

Hand

Femoral

Thigh

Patellar

Anterior surface of knee

Crural

Leg

Tarsal

Ankle

Pedal

Foot

Digital or phalangeal (toes)

Toes

Hallux

Great toe

Thoracic

Chest

Sternal

Breastbone

Mammary

Breast

Umbilical

Navel

Abdominal

Abdomen

Coxal

Hip

Inguinal

Groin

Pelvic

Pelvis

Pubic

Pubis

Acromial

Shoulder

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Vertebral

Spinal column

Olecranal or cubital

Back of elbow

Lumbar

Loin

Sacral

Between hips

Coccygeal

Tailbone

Gluteal

Buttock

Perineal

Region between anus and external genitals

Popliteal

Hollow behind knee

Sural

Calf

Dorsum (hand)

Back of hand

Dorsum (foot)

Top of foot

Plantar

Sole

Calcaneal

Heel