Anatomical Regions of the Body Flashcards
Axial Region
Head, spine, and ribs; the main axis of the body
Cephalic Region
The head - includes frontal, orbital, nasal, oral, mental, otic, and occipital
Cervical Region
The neck
Thoracic Region
The trunk - includes sternal, mammary, and axillary
Abdominopelvic Region
Contains the umbilical, pelvic, pubic, dorsally contains gluteal and perineal
Dorsum
The back - contains sacral, vertebral, lumbar, and scapular
Appendicular Region
The limbs
Upper Limb
The arm - contains acromial, brachial, antecubital, olecranal, antebrachial, and carpal
Manus
Hand - contains pollex, palmar, metacarpal, and digital
Lower Limb
The leg - includes coxal, femoral, patellar, popliteal, cural, sural, and fibular/peroneal
Pedal Region
The foot - includes the tarsal, metatarsal, calcaneal, plantar, digital, and hallux
Nine Regions of the Abdomen
Right and Left Hypochondriac, Right and Left Lumbar, Right and Left Iliac, Epigastric, Hypogastric, and Umbilical
