A And P Body Terms

Front 1

Abdominal

Back 1

Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs

Front 2

Acromial

Back 2

Point of shoulder

Front 3

Antecubital

Back 3

Anterior surface of elbow

Front 4

Axillary

Back 4

Armpit

Front 5

Brachial

Back 5

Arm

Front 6

Buccal

Back 6

Cheek area

Front 7

Carpal

Back 7

Wrist

Front 8

Cervical

Back 8

Neck region

Front 9

Coxal

Back 9

Hip

Front 10

Crural

Back 10

Anterior leg, inferior to thigh, posterior to the calf

Front 11

Digital

Back 11

Fingers; toes

Front 12

Femoral

Back 12

Thigh

Front 13

Fibular

Back 13

Lateral part of the leg

Front 14

Inguinal

Back 14

Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

Front 15

Nasal

Back 15

Nose area

Front 16

Oral

Back 16

Mouth

Front 17

Orbital

Back 17

Eye area

Front 18

Pelvic

Back 18

Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

Front 19

Patellar

Back 19

Anterior knee

Front 20

Pubic

Back 20

Genital region

Front 21

Sternal

Back 21

Breastbone area

Front 22

Tarsal

Back 22

Ankle region

Front 23

Thoracic

Back 23

Chest

Front 24

Umbilical

Back 24

Navel

Front 25

Calcaneal

Back 25

Heel of foot

Front 26

Cephalic

Back 26

Head

Front 27

Deltoid

Back 27

Curve of shoulder formed by deltoid muscle

Front 28

Gluteal

Back 28

Buttock

Front 29

Lumbar

Back 29

Area of back between ribs and hips

Front 30

Occipital

Back 30

Posterior surface of head

Front 31

Olecranal

Back 31

Posterior surface of elbow

Front 32

Popliteal

Back 32

Posterior knee area

Front 33

Sacral

Back 33

Area between hips

Front 34

Scapular

Back 34

Shoulder blade region

Front 35

Sural

Back 35

Posterior surface of lower leg; the calf

Front 36

Vertebral

Back 36

Area of spine

Front 37

Plantar

Back 37

Sole of foot

Front 38

Sagittal plane

Back 38

Dividing left and right portions of the body

Front 39

Frontal plane

Back 39

Divides anterior and posterior portions of the body

Front 40

Transverse

Back 40

Cut dividing the body horizontally, superior and inferior parts

Front 41

Superior

Back 41

Toward the head; above

Front 42

Inferior

Back 42

Away from head; below

Front 43

Anterior (ventral)

Back 43

Toward the front of the body

Front 44

Posterior (dorsal)

Back 44

Toward the backside of the body; behind

Front 45

Medial

Back 45

Toward the midline of the body

Front 46

Lateral

Back 46

Away from the midline; outer side of

Front 47

Intermediate

Back 47

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Front 48

Proximal

Back 48

Close to the origin of the body part

Front 49

Distal

Back 49

Further from the origin

Front 50

Superficial (external)

Back 50

Toward the bodys surface

Front 51

Deep (internal)

Back 51

Away from the body surface