Anatomy/Phys - Anatomical Directional + Regional Terms and Body Planes

cephalic

on the head

brachial

upper arm

frontal

forehead

antebrachial

forearm

orbital

eye

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

dorsal

entire back

buccal

cheek

mental

chin

otic

ear

occipital

back of the head

cervical

neck

thoracic

chest

axillary

armpit

abdominal

belly

umbilical

belly button

pelvic

space between the hips

pubic

genital

carpal

wrist

ditigal

fingers and toes

lumbar

lower back

sacral

top of the gluetal cleft

gluteal

on the butt

coxal

hip

femoral

thigh

patellar

knee

crural

shin

sural

calf

pedal

foot

tarsal

ankle

vertebral

backbone

calcaneal

heel

fibular

calf bone on side

metacarpal

hand

olecranal

back of elbow

perineal

between the thigh

plantar

bottom of foot

scapular

upper back bones

antecubital

inside of crook of arm

hallux

big toe

inguinal

groin area

mammary

breast area

metatarsals

foot bones

palmer

palm

sternal

breastbone in center of chest

pollex

thumb

superior

above

inferior

below

anterior

in front

posterior

behind

medial

towards the midline

lateral

away from the midline (to the sides)

proximal

closer to the trunk (applies to a limb)

distal

further from the trunk (applies to a limb)

superficial

towards the surface

deep

away from the surface; internal

sagittal

divides body into left and right sides

frontal

divides body into anterior and posterior positions

transverse

divides body into superior and inferior portions

popliteal

crook of knee