Language of Anatomy & Organ Systems

Perineal

Diamond shaped region between thighs that contains thighs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs

Tibial

Lower medial part of the leg

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Sacral

Posterior region between hip and bones (tailbone)

Radial

Lateral side of the forearm (thumb side)

Pectoral

Chest (including mammary region)

Abdominal

Inferior to the thorax
superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Antebrachial

Forearm

Antecubital

Anterior to the elbow (cubital)

Auricular

Ear

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

(Upper) arm

Buccal

Cheek

Calcaneal

Heel of the foot

Carpal

wrist

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Coxal

Hip

Cranial

Skull

Crural

Anterior part of the leg

Deltoid/Acromial

Shoulder

Digital/Phlangeal

Fingers/toes

Dorsal/Dorsum

Back

Facial

Face

Femoral

Thigh

Fibular

Lateral part of the leg

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Butt

Hallux

Big toe

Inguinal

Groin

Lumbar

Inferior part of the back
between the ribs and pelvis

Mammary

Breast

Manus

Hand

Mental

chin

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Posterior part of the head

Olecranal

Posterior part of the elbow

Oral

Mouth

Orbital

Eye

Palmar

Palm

Patellar

kneecap

Pectoral

Chest

Pelvic

Pelvis
Inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Pedal

Foot

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Pollex

Thumb

Popliteal

Area posterior to the knee

Pubic

Anterior region of the pelvis

Sacral

Posterior region between the hip bones

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Sternal

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Sural

Calf
Posterior part of leg

Tarsal

Ankle

Thoracic

Superior to diaphragm
Contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

Tibial

Medial part of the leg

Ulnar

Medial side (where the pinky is) of the forearm

Umbilical

Belly button region

Vertebral

Spinal cord

Serous membranes

reduce friction and provide protection for the organs

Visceral

Inner layer; against the organ directly

Parietal

Outer layer; against the cavity wall

Pericardium

membrane for the heart

pleura

membrane for the thoracic

peritoneum

membrane for the abdominal region

Right Hypochondriac

liver, gallbladder, small intestine, right kidney, colon

Epigastric

liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, colon

left hypochondriac

stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, colon

Right lumbar/flank

liver, gallbladder, small intestine, right kidney, colon

umbilical

stomach, small intestine, pancreas, colom

left lumbar/flank

small intestine, left kidney, colon

right ilical/inguinal

appendix, small intestine, colon

hypogastric

small intestine, colon, urinary bladder

left illiac/inguinal

small intestine, colon