BIO lab : Directional terminology and body regions

Superior

Above

Inferior

Below

Ventral

Front

Dorsal

Back

Anterior

Front

Posterior

Back

Medial

Middle

Lateral

Side

Proximal

Close to

Distal

Far from

Superficial

Near surface

Deep

More internal

Abdominal

Region between the thorax and pelvis

Acromial

The point of the shoulder

Antebrachial

The forearm

Antecubital

Space infront of the elbow

Axillary

Armpit

Brachial

Arm

Buccal

Cheek

Calcaneal

The heel

Carpal

Wrist

Cephalic

Head

Cervical

Neck

Coxal

Hip

Crural

Leg

Cubital

Elbow

Digital

Finger or toe

Dorsal

Back

Femoral

Thigh

Frontal

Forehead

Gluteal

Buttocks

Inguinal

The groin, area on abdominal near thigh

Lumbar

The loin, lower back between ribs and pelvis

Mammary

Breast

Mental

Chin

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

The lower posterior region of the head

Oral

Mouth

Orbital

Sockets of the eye

Otic

Ear

Palmar

The palm of the hand

Patellar

The front of the knee

Pedal

Foot

Pectoral

Anterior chest

Perineal

Inferior region of the truck between thigh and buttocks

Plantar

Sole of the foot

Popliteal

Area behind the knee

Pubic

Between the abdomen and thighs

Sacral

Posterior region between hip bones

Sternal

The middle of the thorax, anteriorly

Tarsal

Ankle

Umbilical

Navel

Vertebral

Spinal column