Anatomy Unit One Body Regions Vocab

Coxal

Hip region, lateral side

Sternal

Sternum region

Pedal

Top of foot region (Ped = foot)

Plantar

bottom of foot region (plant your feet on the ground)

Mental

Chin region (like The Thinker)

Frontal

Forehead region

Occipital

Back of head region (think suspicious wounds)

Otic

Ear region (think arctic fox ears)

Vertebral

Spine region

Dorsal

Back region

Lumbar

Lower back region (think ergonomic lumbar support)

Tarsal

Ankle region (think metatarsal)

Nasal

Nose region

Oral

Mouth region

Cervical

Neck region (cervix is the neck of the uterus)

Acromial

Shoulder region, lateral side

Axillary

Armpit region (think axe body spray)

Mammary

Breast/nipple region

Brachial

Upper arm region (think brachiation on monkey bars)

Antebrachial

Forearm region (think brachiation on monkey bars, ante = before)

Abdominal

Abdominal region

Antecubital

Elbowpit region (ante = before, your elbow is angular like a cube)

Cubital

Elbow region (your elbow is angular like a cube)

Carpal

Wrist region (think carpal tunnel syndrome)

Palmar

Palm region

Digital

Finger/toe region

Genital

External genital region

Crural

Shin region

Cephalic

Head region (think cephalopods)

Orbital

Eye socket region (think orbs)

Buccal

Cheek region (think buccal fat removal)

Pectoral

Upper chest/pecs region

Umbilical

Navel region

Inguinal

Region around your pubic triangle, connects that to your thighs kind of

Patellar

Kneecap region

Acromial

Shoulder region, lateral

Sacral

Between hips region, not gluteal areas

Gluteal

Butt region

Perineal

Region of the skin between anus and genitals

Femoral

Thigh region

Popliteal

Kneepit region (think popping your knee)

Sural

Calf region, posterior lower leg

Plantar

Sole of foot region