Regional Anatomy Terms

frons

forehead

(aka frontal)

cranium

skull

(aka cranial)

facies

face

(aka facial)

oris

mouth

(aka oral)

mentis

chin

(aka mental)

axilla

armpit

(aka axillary)

brachium

arm - bicep part of your arm

(aka brachial)

antecubitis

front of the elbow (where your arm bends)

(aka antecubital)

antebrachium

forearm (does not include the hand - area between the elbow and the wrist in the picture)

(aka antebrachial)

carpus

wrist

(aka carpal)

pollex

thumb

palma

palm

(aka palmar)

digits (phalanges)

(in hand)

fingers

(digital or phalangeal)

patella

kneecap

(aka patellar)

crus

leg (the area below the knee and above the ankle in the picture)

(aka crural)

tarsus

ankle

(aka tarsal)

digits (phalanges)

(in foot)

toes

(aka digital or phalangeal)

hallux

big/great toe

pes

foot

(aka pedal)

femur

thigh

(aka femoral)

pubis

pubic

(where your privates are?)

inguen / groin

aka inguinal

pelvis

pelvic

coxa

hip

(aka coxal)

umbilicus

navel

(aka umbilical)

abdomen

(aka abdominal)

mamma

breast (the picture is in females but it is also in males)

(mammary)

thorcis / thorax

chest

(aka thoracic)

cervicis

neck

(aka cervical)

includes: the front and the back of the neck

nasus

nose

(aka nasal)

auris

ear

(aka otic)

bucca

cheek

(aka buccal)

oculus

eye

(aka orbital or ocular)

shoulder

(aka acromial)

dorsum

back

(aka dorsal)

olecranon

back of the elbow (wenis)

(aka olecranal)l

lumbus

loin

(aka lumbar)

sacrum

aka sacral

manus

hand

(aka manual)

includes:

1. fingers - digits/phalanges

2. palma - palm

gluteus

buttock

(aka gluteal)

popliteus

back of the knee (where it bends)

(aka popliteal)

sura

calf

(aka sural)

calcaneus

heel of the foot

(aka calacaneal)

planta

sole of the foot

(aka plantar)

lower limb

coxa (hip) down to the pes/foot and toes (digitis/phalanges)

includes (top to bottom):

1. coxa - hip

2. femur - thigh

3. patella

4. popliteus - back of the knee (where it bends)

5. crus - lower part of the leg (tib-fib)

6. sura - calf

7. tarsus - ankle

8. calcaneus - heel

9. pes - foot

10. toes - digits/phalanges

11. planta - sole of the foot

12. hallux - big toe

upper limb

acromial (shoulder) all the way down to the fingers (digits/phalanges)

includes (top to bottom:

1. acromial - shoulder

2. brachium - upper arm (bicep area)

3. antecubitis - front of the elbow (where the elbow bends)

4. olecranon - back of the elbow (wenis)

5. antebrachium - forearm

6. carpus - wrist

7. manus - the hand (which includes the following parts)

8. palma - palm

9. fingers - digits/phalanges

   1. pollex - thumb

cephalon

head

(aka cephalic)

trunk

includes:

1. thorcis/thorax - chest

2. mamma - breast

3. abdomen

4. umbilicus - navel

5. coxa - hip