A&P - language of anatomy

Cranial

skull

Facial

face

Cephalic

head

Frontal

forehead

Orbital

eye

Nasal

nose

Buccal

cheek

Oral

mouth

Mental

chin

Cervical

neck

Deltoid

shoulder

Pectoral

region of chest covered by pectoral muscle

Sternal

sternum

Mammary

breast

Thoracic

thorax or chest

Axillary

armpit

Brachial

upperarm, from shoulder to elbow

Antecubital

front of elbow

Abdominal

abdomen

Antebrachial

forearm

Carpal

wrist

Palmar

palm

Digital

fingers

Pelvic

pelvis

Inguinal

groin

Coxal

hip

Pubic

anterior region of pelvis

Femoral

thigh

Patellar

Patella

Crural

leg, from knee to ankle

Tarsal

ankle

Pes (Pedal)

foot

Occipital

back of head

Otic

Ear

Scapular

scapula

Vertebral

vertebral column

Lumbar

lower back

Olecranon

elbow

Gluteal

buttocks

Manual

hand

Perineum

region between buttocks and nono square

Popliteal

back of knee

Stiral

calf

Calcaneal

heel

Median plane

the midline plane diving the body into left and right

Sagittal plane

dividing the body into unequal left and right parts parallel to the median

Coronal/Frontal plane

diving the body into front and back

Transverse/Cross Horizontal

divides the body into upper and lower parts