Regional Anatomy Terms

Helps answer the standard need for my unit 1 exam "10. Know your regional terms. "

Abdominal

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

Antebrachial

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

Antecubital

Region anterior to the elbow; also known 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

Cranial

Skull

Crural

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

Deltoid

Shoulder

Digital

Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

Dorsal/Dorsum

Back

Facial

Face

Femoral

Thigh

Fibular

Lateral aspect of the leg

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Buttock

Hallux

Great toe

Hip

Lateral region between trunk and thigh

Inguinal

Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease between the thigh and the trunk)

Lumbar

The "small of the back"

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, includes mammary region

Pelvic

Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Perineal

Diamond-shaped region between the thighs 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 aspect (thumb side) of forearm

Sacral

Posterior region between the hip bones

Scapular

Shoulder blade

Sternal

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Sural

Calf (posterior part of the leg)

Tarsal

Proximal part of the foot and ankle

Thoracic

Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

Tibial

Medial aspect of leg

Ulnar

Medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm

Umbilical

Navel

Vertebral

Spinal column

Axial Region

Relating to or situated in the central part of the body—the head, neck, and trunk; Forms main vertical axis of the body

Appendicular Region

Relating to an appendage or limb;