basics of anatomy

Cephalic

Head

Cranial

Skull

Frontal

Forehead

Occipital

Base of the skull

Temporal

Temple

Orbital or ocular

Eye

Otic

Ear

Buccal

Cheek

Nasal

Nose

Oral

Mouth

Mental

Chin

Cervical

Neck

Eternal

Breastbone

Thoracic

Chest

Mammary

Breast

Acromial

Shoulder

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Vertebral

Spinal column

Lumbar

Lower back

Dorsal

Back

Maxillary

Armpit

Brachial

Arm

Antecubital

Front of the elbow

Olecranal or cubital

Back of the elbow

Antebrachial

Forearm

Carpal

Wrist

Palmar

Palm

Pollex

Thumb

Dorsal

Back of the hand

Manual

Hand

Digital or phalangeal

Fingers

Abdominal

Abdomen

Umbilical

Naval

COXA

Hip

Sacral

Between the hips

Coccygeal

Tailbone

Gluteal

Buttock

Pelvic

Pelvis

Pubic

Pubis

Perineal

Area between anus and external genitals

Inguinal

Groin

Femoral

Thigh

Patella

Front of the knee

Popliteal

Back of the knee

crural

Shin

Sural

Calf

Pedal

Foot

Tarsal

Ankle

Digital or phalangeal

Toe

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Calcanea

Heel

Dorsal

Top of the foot

Hallux

The great toe

Anterior

Toward the front

Posterior

Toward the back

Superior

Toward the head

Inferior

Toward the feet

Medial

Toward the midline

Lateral

Away from the midline

Proximal

Closer to the trunk of the body

Distal

Farther from the trunk of the body

Sagittal plane/median

Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves

Frontal plane/coronal

Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior halves

Transverse plane/cross-section

Horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior halves