1.5

Regional terms

• Cranial/Cephalic- head and skull

• Frontal- forehead

• Orbital/ocular- eyes

• buccal- cheeks

• auricle/otic- ears

• nasal- nose

• oral- mouth

• facial- entire face

• mental- chin or lower jaw

• cervical- neck

Anterior Trunk/Torso

• Thoracic- chest

• mammary- breast or nipple

• pectoral- upper chest

• sternal- breastbone

• abdominal- belly

• umbilical- naval, belly button

• coxal- hip area

• pubic/genital- area around genitals

Pelvis and Legs

• Inguinal- groin

• femoral- thighs

• patellar- kneecap

• crural- shin, front of lower leg

• tarsal- ankle

• pedal/plantar- foot

• digital/phalangeal- toes

• hallux- big toe

Arms

• deltoid- shoulder

• axillary- armpit

• brachial- upper arm

• antecubital- front of the elbow

• antebrachial- forearm

• carpal- wrist

• palmar- palm

• digital- phalangeal/fingers

• pollex- thumb

Posterior

• occipital- back of head

• acromial- lateral point of the shoulder

• olecranal- posterior elbow

• lumbar- lower back

• sacral- above the buttock

• gluteal- buttocks

• popliteal- back of knee

• sural/calf- back of lower leg

• calcaneal- heel