Anatomical Regions of the body Flashcards
1
Q
cranial region
A
top of the skull
2
Q
occipital region
A
back of the skull (posterior part)
3
Q
buccal region
A
cheeks
4
Q
oral region
A
mouth
5
Q
otic region
A
ear
6
Q
orbital (ocular) region
A
the eye socket
-ocular is the actual eye
7
Q
nasal region
A
nose
8
Q
frontal region
A
forehead
9
Q
cervical region
A
neck
10
Q
thoracic region
A
upper back
11
Q
scapular region
A
shoulder blade
12
Q
dorsal
A
mid back (dorsal fin)
13
Q
costal region
A
rib cage
14
Q
sternal region
A
middle of the chest (breast bone)
15
Q
pectoral/ mammory region
A
chest/ breast
16
Q
axillary region
A
armpit
17
Q
brachial region
A
upper arm
18
Q
antebrachial region
A
forearm
19
Q
antecubital
A
anterior of the elbow
20
Q
carpal region
A
wrist
21
Q
palmer region
A
palm of the hand
22
Q
pollex region
A
thumb
23
Q
digital region
A
all other fingers
24
Q
abdominal region
A
midsection
25
lumbar region
lower back
26
gluteal region
buttocks (butt)
27
femoral region
anterior thigh
28
patellar region
kneecap
29
popliteal region
posterior knee (behind the knee)
30
crural region
shin
31
surae region
the calves
32
tarsal region
ankle bones/ ankle area
33
pedal region
the whole foot
34
hallux region
the big toe
35
digital region of the foot
the other 8 toes
36
planter region
the sole of the foot
