Human Body Regions Flashcards
Abdominal
Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones.
Antebrachial
Foream(the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist )
Antecubital
Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region
Auricular
Visible surface structures of the ear
Axillary
Armpit
Brachial
Arm ( portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and elbow)
Buccal
Cheek
calcaneal
Heel of the foot
Carpal
Wrist
Cephalic
Head
Cervical
Neck
Coxal
Hip
Cranial
Skull
crural
Leg (portion of the lower limb between knee and ankle)
Deltoid
Shoulder
Digital
Fingers or toes(also called phalangeal)
Dorsal / Dorsum
Back
Facial
Face
Femoral
Thigh
Fibular
Lateral aspect of the leg.
Frontal
Forehead
Gluteal
Buttock
Hallux
Great toe
Inguinal
Groin(sometimes used to indicate the crease or function of the thigh with the trunk )
Lumbar
The “small of the back”; the inferior part of the back between the ribs and the plus.
Mammary
Breast
Manus
Hand
Mental
Chin
Nasal
Nose
Occipital
Posterior aspect of the head
Olecranon
Posterior aspect of the elbow
Oral
Mouth
Orbital
Eye
Palmar
Palm (anterior surface) of the hand
Patellar
Kneecap
Pectoral
Chest, includes mammary region
Pelvic
Pelvis; diamond-shaped region between the thighs that containsthe anus and the external reproductive organs.
Pes
Foot
Plantar
Sole of the foot.
Pollex
Thumb
Popliteal
Area posterior to the knee.
Pubic
Anterior region of the pelvis.
Perineal
Diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and the external reproductive organs.
Radial
Lateral aspect (thumbside) of the forearm.
Sacral
Posterior region between the hipbones.
Scapular
Shoulder blade
sternal
Anterior middle region of the thorax
sural
Calf (posterior part of the leg)
Tarsal
Proximal part of the foot and ankle.
Thoracic
Part of the torso superior to thoracic diaphragm contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions
Tibial
Medial aspect of the leg
Ulnar
Medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm
Umbilical
Navel
Vertebral
Spinal column.