human body regions and proper terminology
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Abdominal
Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bone
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Antebrachial
Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)
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Antecubital
Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region
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Auricular
Visible surface structures of the ear
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Axillary
Armpit
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Brachial
Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)
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Buccal
Cheek
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Calcaneal
Heel of the foot
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carpal
wrist
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cephalic
head
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cervical
neck
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coxal
hip
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cranial
skull
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crural
leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)
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deltoid
shoulder
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digital
fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)
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dorsal/ dorsum
back
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facial
face
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femoral
thigh
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fibular
lateral aspect of the leg
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frontal
forehead
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gluteal
buttock
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hallux
great toe
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inguinal
groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)
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Lumbar
The “small of the back”: the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis
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mammary
breast
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manus
hand
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mental
chin
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nasal
nose
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occipital
posterior aspect of the head
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olecranal
posterior aspect of the elbow
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oral
mouth
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orbital
eye
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palmar
palm (anterior surface) of the handp
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patellar
kneecap
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pectoral
chest, includes mammary region p
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pelvic
pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
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perineal
Diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs
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pes
foot
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plantar
sole of the foot
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pollex
thumb
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popliteal
area posterior to the knee
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pubic
anterior region of the pelvis
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radial
lateral aspect (thumb side) of forearm
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sacral
posterior region between the hip bones
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scapular
shoulder blade
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sternal
anterior middle region of the thorax
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sural
calf (posterior part of the leg)
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tarsal
proximal part of the foot and ankle
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thoracic
Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions
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tibial
medial aspect of leg
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ulnar
medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm
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umbilical
navel
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vertebral
spinal cord
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