Body Regions Flashcards
abdominal (ab-dom’i-nal)
The region between the thorax and pelvis.
acromial (ah-kro’me-al)
The point of the shoulder
antebrachial (an”te-bra’ke-al)
The forearm.
antecubital (an”te-ku’bi-tal)
The space in front of the elbow.
axillary (ak’si-ler’e)
The armpit.
brachial (brake-al)
The arm.
buccal (buk’al)
The cheek.
calcaneal (kal-ka’-nee-al)
The heel.
carpal (kar’pal)
The wrist
celiac (se’le-ak)
The abdomen.
cephalic (se-falik)
The head.
cervical (ser’vĩ-kal)
The neck.
costal (kos’tal)
The ribs.
coxal (kok’sal)
The hip.
crural (kroor’al)
The leg.
cubital (ku’bĩ-tal)
The elbow.
digital (dij’i-tal)
The finger or toe.
dorsal (dor’sal)
The back.
femoral (fem’or-al)
The thigh.
frontal (frun’tal)
The forehead.
genital (jen’T-tal)
The external reproductive organs.
gluteal (gloo’te-al)
The buttocks.
inguinal (ing’gwĩ-nal)
The groin-the depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh.
mammary (mam’er-ē)
The breast.
lumbar (lum’bar)
The loin-the region of the lower back between the ribs and the pelvis.
mental (men’tal)
the chin
nasal (nã’zal)
The nose.
occipital (ok-sip’ĩ-tal)
The lower posterior region of the head.
oral (oral)
The mouth.
orbital (or’bi-tal)
The bony socket of the eye.
pedal (ped’al)
The foot
palmar (pahl’mar)
The palm of the hand.
patellar (pah-tel’ar)
The front of the knee.
pectoral (pek’tor-al)
The anterior chest.
pelvic (pel’vik)
The pelvis.
popliteal (pop”lĩ-te’al)
The area behind the knee
perineal (per”i-ne’al)
The perineum-The inferior-most region of the trunk between the buttocks and the thighs.
plantar (plan’tar)
The sole of the foot.
sacral (sa’kral)
The posterior region between the hip bones.
sternal (ster’nal)
The middle of the thorax
sural (su’ral)
The calf of the leg.
tarsal (tahr’sal)
The ankle.
umbilical (um-bil’i-kal)
The navel.
vertebral (ver’te-bral)
the spinal column
