Anatomy Unit 1

abdominal (ab-dom′ĭ-nal)

anterior body trunk inferior to ribs

acromial (ah-kro′me-ul)

point of shoulder

antebrachial (an″te-bra′ke-al)

forearm

antecubital (an″te-ku′bĭ-tal)

anterior surface of elbow

axillary (ak′sĭ-lar″e)

armpit

brachial (bra′ke-al)

arm

buccal (buk′al)

cheek area

carpal (kar′pal)

wrist

cervical (ser′vĭ-kal)

neck region

coxal (kok′sal)

hip

crural (kroo′ral)

anterior leg; the shin.

deltoid (del′toyd)

curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

digital (dij′ĭ-tal)

fingers, toes

femoral (fem′or-al)

thigh (applies to both anterior and posterior)

fibular (fib′u-lar)

lateral part of leg

frontal (frun′tal)

forehead

inguinal (in′gwĭ-nal)

area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

mental (men′tul)

chin

nasal (na′zul)

nose area

oral (o′ral)

mouth

orbital (or′bĭ-tal)

eye area

patellar (pah-tel′er)

anterior knee

pectoral (pek′to-ral)

relating to, or occurring in or on, the chest

pelvic (pel′vik)

area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

pubic (pyu′bik)

genital region

sternal (ster′nul)

breastbone area

tarsal (tar′sal)

ankle region

thoracic (tho-ras′ik)

area between the neck and abdomen, supported by the ribs, sternum and costal cartilages; chest

umbilical (um-bil′ĭ-kal)

navel

oral (o′ral)

mouth

orbital (or′bĭ-tal)

eye area

patellar (pah-tel′er)

anterior knee

pectoral (pek′to-ral)

relating to, or occurring in or on, the chest

pelvic (pel′vik)

area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

pubic (pyu′bik)

genital region

sternal (ster′nul)

breastbone area

tarsal (tar′sal)

ankle region

thoracic (tho-ras′ik)

area between the neck and abdomen, supported by the ribs, sternum and costal cartilages; chest

umbilical (um-bil′ĭ-kal)

navel