Anatomical Terms

Anatomical Terms (Latin and English)

  • Oris: Mouth (oral)
  • Mentis: Chin (mental)
  • Axilla: Armpit (axillary)
  • Brachium: Arm (brachial)
  • Antecubitis: Front of elbow (antecubital)
  • Antebrachium: Forearm (antebrachial)
  • Carpus: Wrist (carpal)
  • Pollex: Thumb
  • Palma: Palm (palmar)
  • Cranium: Skull (cranial)
  • Facies: Face (facial)
  • Digits (phalanges): Fingers (digital/phalangeal)
  • Patella: Kneecap (patellar)
  • Crus: Leg (crural)
  • Tarsus: Ankle (tarsal)
  • Hallux: Great toe
  • Bucca: Cheek (buccal)
  • Auris: Ear (otic)
  • Nasus: Nose (nasal)
  • Cervicis: Neck (cervical)
  • Thorcis: Chest (thoracic)
  • Mamma: Breast (mammary)
  • Abdomen: Abdomen (abdominal)
  • Umbilicus: Navel (umbilical)
  • Coxa: Hip (coxal)
  • Pelvis: Pelvic
  • Inguen: Groin (inguinal)
  • Pubis: Pubic
  • Femur: Thigh (femoral)
  • Pes: Foot (pedal)
  • Shoulder: Acromial
  • Dorsum: Back (dorsal)
  • Olecranon: Back of elbow (olecranal)
  • Lumbus: Loin (lumbar)
  • Sacrum: Sacral
  • Sura: Calf (sural)
  • Calcaneus: Heel of foot (calcaneal)
  • Planta: Sole of foot (plantar)
  • Cephalon: Head (cephalic)