Anatomical Region Terms

Various parts or regions of the body have technical or specific anatomical names. Below is a list of these terms and the common name of the part or region. It is assumed that you know were these areas are by their common term. Get the a comprehensive image of these regions.


 Anterior/Upper Extremity    Posterior/Upper Extremity
 Frontal- forehead    Cranial- top of head
 Orbital- eye    Parietal- crown
 Buccal- cheek    Occipital- base of skull
 Oral- mouth    Dorsal- back
 Thoracic- chest    Olecranial- back of elbow
 Abdomen- 'stomach'    Lumbar- small of back
 Umbilical- naval    

 Non-Specific Regions  of   Upper Extremity
 Cephalic- head    Axillary- armpit
 Cervical- neck    Coxal- hip
 Trunk    Brachial- arm
 Scapular- shoulder
Carpal- wrist
   Antebrachial- forearm

 Lower Extremity/ Anterior    Lower Extremity/ Posterior
 Patellar- knee cap    Sacral- 'tail bone'
 Crural- shin    Gluteal- buttock
     Popliteal- back of knee
     Sural- calf

 Non-Specific Regions  of   Lower Extremity
 Inguinal- groin    Tarsal- ankle
 Pubic- pubis    Calcaneal- heel
 Femoral- thigh    Pedal- foot

 

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