Human Body Regions

Abdominal

Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones

Antebranchial

Forearm (portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

Anetcubital

Region anterior to the elbow,; also know as the cubital region

Auricular

Visible surface structures of the ear

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

Buccal

Cheek

Calcaneal

Heel of the foot

Carpal

Wrist

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Coxal

Hip

Cranial

Skull

Crural

Leg (the portion fo the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)

Deltoid

Shoulder

Digital (Phalangeal)

Fingers or toes

Dorsal/ Dorsum

Back

Facial

Face

Femoral

Thigh

Fibular

Lateral aspect of the leg

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Buttock

Hallux

Great toe

Inguinal

Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the truck)

Lumbar

Relating to the loins, or the inferior part of the back, between the ribs and pelvis

Mammary

Breast

Manus

Hand

Mental

Chin

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Posterior aspect of the head

Olecranal

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Oral

Mouth

Orbital

Eye

Palmar

Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

Patellar

Kneecap

Pectoral

Chest

Pelvic

Pelvis

Perineal

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

Pes

Foot

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Pollex

Thumb

Popliteal

Area posterior to the knee

Pubic

Anterior region of the pelvis

Radial

Lateral (thumb side) aspect of forearm

Sacral

Posterior region between the hip bones

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Sternal

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Tarsal

Ankle, root of the foot

Thoracic

Chest of thorax

Tibial

Medial aspect of leg

Ulnar

Medial aspect of the forearm

Umbilical

Navel

Vertebral

Spinal Column

Name letter A

Frontal

Name letter B

Orbital

Name letter C

Nasal

Name letter D

Oral

Name letter E

Mental

Name letter F

Cervical - Anterior

Name letter G

Sternal

Name letter H

Axillary

Name letter I

Mammary

Name letter J

Umbilical

Name letter K

Pelvic

Name letter L

Inguinal (groin)

Name letter M

Pubic (genital)

Name letter N

Acromial

Name letter O

Brachial (arm)

Name letter P

Antecubital

Name letter Q

Olecranal

Name letter R

Antebrachial (forearm)

Name letter S

Carpal (wrist)

Name letter T

Pollex

Name letter U

Palmar

Name letter V

Digital (phalangeal)

Name letter Y

Coxal (hip)

Name letter AA

Femoral (thigh)

Name letter BB

Patellar (kneecap)

Name letter CC

Popliteal

Name letter DD

Crural (leg)

Name letter EE

Sural (calf)

Name letter FF

Fibular or peroneal

Name letter GG

Tarsal (ankle)

Name letter HH

Calcaneal

Name letter II

Metatarsal

Name letter JJ

Digital (phalangeal)

Name letter KK

Plantar

Name letter LL

Hallux

Name letter MM

Otic

Name letter NN

Occipital (back of head)

Name letter OO

Cervical - Posterior

Name letter PP

Scapular

Name letter QQ

Vertebral

Name letter RR

Lumbar

Name letter SS

Sacral

Name letter TT

Gluteal

Name letter UU

Perineal (between anus and external genitalia)

What is the regional name for: inferior part of back (between ribs and pelvis) (relating to the loins)

lumbar

What is the regional name for: region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones

abdominal

What is the regional name for: medial aspect of leg

tibial