Regional terms, Directional terms, body cavities and planes

Frontal

Forehead

Cranial

Skull

Orbital

Eye

Buccal

Cheek

Facial

Face

Auris

Ears

Nasal

Nose

Cervical

Neck

Oral

Mouth

Mental

Chin

Axillary

Armpit

Brachium (Brachial)

Arm

Antecubitis

Front of elbow

Antebrachium (Antebrachial)

Forearm

Carpal

Wrist

Pollex

Thumb

Palmar

Palm

Digits (Phalanges)

Fingers and toes

Thorax (Thoracic)

Chest

Mamma (Mammary)

Breast

Abdominal

Abdomen

Umbilical

Naval

Coxal

Hip

Pelvic

Pelvis

Inguinal

Groin

Pubis

Pubic

Femoral

Thigh

Patellar

Kneecap

Crus

Leg

Tarsal

Ankle

Pedal

Foot

Hallux

Big toe

Deltoid

Shoulder

Cephalic

Head

Dorsal

Back

Olecranal

Back of elbow

Lumbus (Lumbar)

Loin

Sacrum (Sacral)

Base of spine

Manus

Hand

Gluteus

Buttock

Popliteal

Back of knee

Sural

Calf

Calcaneal

Heel of foot

Plantar

Sole of foot

Occipital

Back of head

Pectoral

Upper Chest

Anterior (ventral) and Posterior (dorsal)

Front of body and back of body

Superior (cranial) and Inferior (caudal)

Position higher and position lower than another part of body

Lateral and Medial

Side of body and middle of body

Proximal and Distal

Position in limb nearer and farther from point of attachment

Superficial and Deep

Position closer and farther from surface of body

Contralateral and Ipsilateral

Horizontal and vertical

Sagittal Plane

Divides body or organ vertically into right and left sides. If plane runs directly down middle of body (midsagittal or median) or unequal right and left sides (parasagittal)

Frontal Plane (coronal)

Divides body or organ into an anterior and posterior portion

Transverse Plane

Divides body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions

POSTERIOR CAVITIES (DORSAL)

1. Cranial Cavity

2. Vertebral Cavity (Spinal)

1. Cranial: brain

2. Vertebral: Spinal cord

ANTERIOR CAVITIES (VENTRAL)

1. Thoracic Cavity

2. Abdominal Cavity

3. Pelvic Cavity

1. Thoracic: lungs and heart. Separates it from the inferior abdominopelvic cavity

2. Abdominal: Digestive organs

3. Pelvic: Reproductive organs