Body Regions Flashcards
Antebrachial
Pertaining to the Forearm
Antecubital
Pertaining to the anterior surface of the elbow (front side of elbow)
Axillary
Pertaining to the armpit
Brachial
Pertaining to the arm
Buccal
Pertaining to the face cheek
Carpal
Pertaining to the wrist
Cervical
Pertaining to the neck
Coxal
Pertaining to hip, the sides of your pelvis region
Crural
Pertaining to the leg
Digital
Pertaining to the fingers or toes
Femoral
Pertaining to the thigh
Fibural (peroneal)
Pertaining to the side of leg (where your fibula is located)
Frontal
Pertaining to the forehead
Hallux
Pertaining to the big toe
Inguinal
Pertaining to the sides of the groin
Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
Mental
Pertaining to the chin
Nasal
Pertaining to the nose
Oral
Pertaining to the mouth
Orbital
Pertaining to the bony eye socket
Palmar
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
Patellar
Pertaining to the patella, or the anterior of the knee- the knee cap
Pedal
Pertaining to the foot
Pelvic
Pertaining to the pelvis region
Pollex
Pertaining to the thumb
Pubic
Pertaining to the genitals
Sternal
Pertaining to the sternum region (in the middle of your chest)
Tarsal
Pertaining to the ankle
Thoracic
Pertaining to the chest
Umbilical
Pertaining to the navel
Acromial
Pertaining to the point of shoulder, the distal end of the clavicle
Calcaneal
Pertaining to the heel
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
Dorsum
Pertaining to the back
Gluteal
Pertaining to the glutes or buttock
Lumbar
Pertaining to the area in the back between the end of the ribs and pelvic bones
Manus
Pertaining to the hand
Occipital
Pertaining to the dorsal aspect of the head, or the base of the skull
Olecranal
Pertaining to the posterior aspect of the elbow
Otic
Pertaining to the ear
Perineal
Pertaining to the area between the anus and the external genitalia
Plantar
Pertaining to the sole of the foot
Sacral
Pertaining to the region between the hips, overlies the sacrum
Scapular
Pertaining to the shoulder blades/scapula
Sural
Pertaining to the calf or the posterior aspect of the leg
Vertebral
Pertaining to the area of the spinal column
Appendicular
Pertaining to the limbs (includes the glutes)
Axial
Pertaining to the torso and head
Abdominal
Pertaining to the abdomen