Anatomical Terms, Anatomical Terms

abdominal

region between the thorax and pelvis

acromial

point of the shoulder

antebrachial

forearm

antecubital

space in front of the elbow

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm (upper)

buccal

cheek

carpal

wrist

cephalic

head

cervical

neck

coxal

hip

crural

leg (below knee)

cubital

elbow

digital

finger or toe

femoral

thigh

frontal

forehead

pubic

external reproductive organs

gluteal

buttocks

inguinal

depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh (groin)

lumbar

region of the lower back between the ribs and the pelvis

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

orbital

eye cavity

patellar

front of the knee

pectoral

chest

pelvic

pelvis

pedal

sole of the foot

popliteal

area behind the knee

sacral

posterior region between the hipbones

sternal

middle of the thorax, anteriorly (breastbone)

sural

calf

tarsal

instep of the foot (ankle)

umbilical

navel (belly button)

vertebral

spinal column

anatomical position

To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

cranial

skull

Pelvic

area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

inferior

below

superior

above

anterior

the front

posterior

the back

deep

away from the surface of the body

superficial

close to the surface of the body

lateral

away from the midline of the body

medial

along the midline of the body

proximal

toward an attached base

distal

away from attached base

transverse plane

divides the body into cranial (head) and caudal (tail)

coronal plane

divides the body into front and back (anterior/posterior or dorsal/ventral)

sagittal plane

divides the body into left and right

Dorsal

back

Occipital

back of head

Otic

ear

right hypochondriac region

right lateral region just below the ribs

epigastric region

located above the stomach

left hypochondriac region

left lateral region just below the ribs

right lumbar region

right middle region near the waist

umbilical region

region of the navel

left lumbar region

left middle region near the waist

right iliac region

lower right region

hypogastric region

located below the stomach

left iliac region

lower left region