Anatomical Terms for Body Regions and Structures

Frons

forehead (frontal)

Oris

mouth (oral)

Mentis

chin (mental)

Axilla

armpit (axillary)

Brachium

arm (brachial)

Antecubitis

front of elbow (antecubital)

Antebrachium

forearm (antebrachial)

Carpus

wrist (carpal)

Pollex

thumb

Palma

palm (palmar)

Digits (phalanges)

fingers (digital or phalangeal)

Cranium

skull (cranial)

Facies

face (facial)

Patella

kneecap (patellar)

Crus

leg (crural)

Tarsus

ankle (tarsal)

Hallux

great toe

Oculus

eye (orbital or ocular)

Bucca

cheek (buccal)

Auris

ear (otic)

Nasus

nose (nasal)

Cervicis

neck (cervical)

Thorcis

thorax, chest (thoracic)

Mamma

breast (mammary)

Abdomen

abdominal

Umbilicus

navel (umbilical)

Hip

coxa (coxal)

Pelvis

pelvic

Inguen

groin (inguinal)

Pubis

pubic

Femur

thigh (femoral)

Pes

foot (pedal)

Dorsum

back (dorsal)

Olecranon

back of elbow (olecranal)

Lumbus

loin (lumbar)

Sacrum

sacral

Manus

hand (manual)

Gluteus

buttock (gluteal)

Popliteus

back of knee (popliteal)

Sura

calf (sural)

Calcaneus

heel of foot (calacaneal)

Planta

sole of foot (plantar)

Cephalon

head (cephalic)

Lower limb

Upper limb