Language Of Anatomy

anterior/ventral

front

posterior/dorsal

back

inferior/caudal

below

superior

above

distal

far

proximal

close

superficial

toward or at body surface (external)

deep

inside the body surface (internal)

abdominal

inferior to ribs

antebrachial

forearm

antecubital

anterior surface of elbow

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

cubital

elbow

buccal

cheek

carpal

wrist

cervical

neck area

coxal

hip

crural

leg

digital

fingers,toe

femoral

thigh

lateral

away from midline

fibular

lateral part of the leg

forehead

frontal

inguinal

thigh meets the trunk

mental

nose

orbital

eye

patellar

anterior of knee

poitellar

posterior of knee

sternal

breastbone area

tarsal

ankle region

thoracic

chest

navel

umbillical

costal

ribs

calcaneal

heel of the foot

cephalic

head

femoral

thigh

lumbar

back

occipital

posterior to head

olecranal

posterior surface of the elbow

plantar

sole of the foot

sacaral

area between hips

scapular

shoulder blade

sural

back surface of the leg or back of the calf

otic

ears

pectoral

chest muscle

saggital

divides body into right and left parts

midsaggital

equal left and right parts

parasaggital

parallel to the left and right parts

coronal/frontal

back/front halves

transverse

top and bottom split