Body Regions Flashcards
Abdominal
Between the chest and the pelvis
Acromial
The outer end of the shoulder blade that forms the highest part of the shoulder
antebrachial
Forearm
Antecubital
Relating to the area in front of the elbow.
Axillary
The armpit
brachial
Upper arm
calcaneal
Heel
Carpal
Wrist
Cervical
Neck
Coxal
Hip bone
Cranial
Pertaining to the head.
Crural
the leg or thigh
Cubital
Anterior elbow
fibular
Side of calf
Frontal
Relating to the forehead or the front part of the body.
Gluteal
The buttocks
Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
Lumbar
Pertaining to the lower back area
Manual
Whole hand
nasal
nose
Occipital
posterior base of skull
Olecranal
Back elbow
Oral
Relating to the mouth.
orbital
eye / eye socket
palmar
anterior surface of the hand (the palm side)
Patellar
Pertaining to the anterior knee
Pectoral
Anterior upper chest
Pedal
Pertaining to the foot.
Pelvic
Pertaining to the hip girdle.
Plantar
Bottom of the foot
popliteal
Behind the knee
Sacral
at the bottom of the spine and lies between the fifth segment of the lumbar spine (L5) and the coccyx (tailbone).
Scapular
Posterior side of the upper back
sternal
center of the chest / breastbone / sternum
Sural
Posterior lower leg (calf)
Tarsal
Pertaining to the ankle.
temporal
Temple
thoracic
the area between the neck and abdomen
Umbilical
Middle of the abdomen
Vertebral
Relating to the vertebrae or the spinal column.
