Terms Flashcards
Abdominal
Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Antebrachial
Forearm (portion of the upper limb between the elbow and 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 the knee and ankle [shin])
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 junction of the thigh with the trunk)
Lumbar
The “small of the back”: the inferior part of the back between ribs and pelvis
Mammary
Breast
Manus
Hand
Mental
Chin
Nasal
Nose
Occipital
Posterior aspect of the head
Olecranal
Posterior part of the elbow
Oral
Mouth
Orbital
Eye
Palmar
Palm (anterior surface) of the hand
Patellar
Kneecap
Pectoral
Chest, includes mammary region
Pelvic
Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones
Perineal
Diamond-shaped region between thighs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs
Pes
Foot
Plantar
Sole of the foot
Pollex
Thumb
Popliteal
Area posterior to the knee
Pubic
Anterior region of the pelvis
Radial
Lateral aspect (thumb side) of forearm
Sacral
Posterior region between the hip bones
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 torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions
Tibial
Medial aspect of leg
Ulnar
Medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm
Umbilical
Navel