Anatomy of regions of the human body

Planes, areas, and specific parts

Abdominal

Stomach

Acromial

Point/top of the shoulder

Antebrachial

Forearm

Antecubital

Front part of the elbow

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Upper portion of the upper arm

Buccal

Cheek

Calcaneal

Heel of the foot

Carpal

Wrist

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Coxal

Hip

Crural

Leg

Digital

Fingers/toes

Femoral

Thigh

Fibular

Side of the leg

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Buttocks

Hallux

Great toe

Inguinal

Groin

Lumbar

Lower back

Mammary

Breast

Manus

Hand

Mental

Chin

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Back of the head

Olecranal

Back of the elbow

Oral

Mouth

Orbital

Bony eye socket

Otic

Ear

Palmar

Palm of the hand

Patellar

Kneecap

Pedal

Foot

Pelvic

Pelvic

perineal

Between anus and external genitals

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Pollex

Thumb

Popliteal

Back of the knee

Pubic

Genital

Sacral

Posterior region between the hip bones

Scapular

Shoulder blades

Sternal

Breastbone

Sural

Calf

Tarsal

Ankle

Thoracic

Chest

Umbilical

Navel

Vertebral

Spine

Posterior/dorsal

Plane of the back part of the body

Anterior/ventral

Front part of the body

Median plane

Plane splitting the left and right sides of the body

Frontal/coronal plane

Plane splitting the front and back sides of the body

Transverse plane

Plane splitting the upper and lower parts of the body

Cephalad

Superior

Caudal

Inferior

Proximal

Closer to the center/to where the body part is attached

Distal

Farther from the center/from where the body part is attached