Anatomical Terminology – Body Regions & Directional Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering anterior and posterior body regions along with key directional terms in human anatomy.

Cephalic

Head

Cranial

Skull

Facial

Face

Forehead

Frontal

Temple

Temporal

Eye

Orbital / Ocular

Ear

Otic

Cheek

Buccal

Nose

Nasal

Mouth

Oral

Chin

Mental

Neck

Cervical

Breastbone

Sternal

Chest

Thoracic

Abdomen

Abdominal

Pelvis

Pelvic

Pubis

Pubic

Breast

Mammary

Armpit

Axillary

Arm

Brachial

Front of Elbow

Antecubital

Forearm

Antebrachial

Navel (belly botton)

Umbilical

Hip

Coxal

Groin

Inguinal

Wrist

Carpal

Palm

Palmar

Thumb

Pollex

Hand

Manual

Fingers

Digits/Phalangeal

Thigh

Femoral

Front of knee

Patellar

Leg

Crural

Ankle

Tarsal

Foot

Pedal

Toes

Digital/Phalangeal

Top of Foot

Dorsum

Great Toe

Hallux

Trunk

Trunk

Back of skull

Occipital

Shoulder Blade

Scapular

Spinal Column

Vertebral

Back of Elbow

Olecranal/Cubital

Between Hips

Sacral

Buttock

Gluteal

Between Anus and External Genitals

Perineal

Hollow Behind Knee

Popliteal

Sole

Plantar

Heel

Calcaneal

Back of Hand

Dorsum

Back

Dorsal

Loin

Lumbar

Upper Limb

Region from shoulder to hand.

Lower Limb

Region from hip to foot.

Superior (Cranial/Cephalic)

Upper Body

Inferior (Caudal)

Lower Body

Anterior (Ventral)

Front

Posterior (Dorsal)

Back

Medial

Middle

Lateral

Left to Right

Intermediate

Between two structures (medial and lateral).

Ipsilateral

same side of the body.

Contralateral

opposite side of the body.

Proximal

nearer to the center of the body

Distal

away from the center of the body

Superficial

closer to the outer surface of the body

Deep

further away from the surface(internal)

Rostral

Front of head