Chapter 1: Human Body Regions

Front 1

Andominal

Back 1

Region inferior to the thorax and superior to the hip bones

Front 2

Antebrachial

Back 2

Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between in elbow and the wrist)

Front 3

Antecubital

Back 3

Region anterior to the elbow

Front 4

Auricular

Back 4

Visible surface structures of the ear

Front 5

Axillary

Back 5

Armpit

Front 6

Brachial

Back 6

Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

Front 7

Buccal

Back 7

Cheek

Front 8

Calcaneal

Back 8

Heel of the foot

Front 9

Carpal

Back 9

Wrist

Front 10

Cephalic

Back 10

Head

Front 11

Cervical

Back 11

Neck

Front 12

Coxal

Back 12

Hip

Front 13

Cranial

Back 13

Skull

Front 14

Crural

Back 14

Leg (portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)

Front 15

Deltoid

Back 15

Shoulder

Front 16

Digital

Back 16

Fingers or toes

Hint 16

Aka. Phalangeal

Front 17

Dorsal/Dorsum

Back 17

Back

Front 18

Facial

Back 18

Face

Front 19

Femoral

Back 19

Thigh

Front 20

Fibular

Back 20

Lateral aspect of the leg

Front 21

Frontal

Back 21

Forehead

Front 22

Gluteal

Back 22

Buttock

Front 23

Hallux

Back 23

Great toe

Front 24

Inguinal

Back 24

Groin

Hint 24

Sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk

Front 25

Lumbar

Back 25

Relating to the loins, or the inferior part of the back, between the ribs and pelvis

Front 26

Mammary

Back 26

Breast

Front 27

Manus

Back 27

Hand

Front 28

Mental

Back 28

Chin

Front 29

Nasal

Back 29

Nose

Front 30

Occipital

Back 30

Posterior aspect of the head

Front 31

Olecranal

Back 31

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Front 32

Oral

Back 32

Mouth

Front 33

Orbital

Back 33

Eye

Front 34

Palmar

Back 34

Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

Front 35

Patellar

Back 35

Kneecap

Front 36

Pectoral

Back 36

Chest

Front 37

Pelvic

Back 37

Pelvis

Front 38

Perineal

Back 38

Diamond-shaped region between the legs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs

Front 39

Pes

Back 39

Foot

Front 40

Plantar

Back 40

Sole of the foot

Front 41

Pollex

Back 41

Thumb

Front 42

Popliteal

Back 42

Area posterior to the knee

Front 43

Pubic

Back 43

Anterior region of the pelvis

Front 44

Radial

Back 44

Lateral (thumb side) aspect of forearm

Front 45

Sacral

Back 45

Posterior region between the hip bones

Front 46

Scapupar

Back 46

Shoulder blade

Front 47

Sternal

Back 47

Anterior middle region on the thorax

Front 48

Sural

Back 48

Calf (posterior part of the leg)

Front 49

Tarsal

Back 49

Ankle, root of the foot

Front 50

Thoracic

Back 50

Chest or thorax

Front 51

Tibial

Back 51

Medial aspect of leg

Front 52

Ulnar

Back 52

Medial aspect of the forearm

Front 53

Unbilical

Back 53

Navel

Front 54

Vertebral

Back 54

Spinal column

Front 55

Back 55

Left ventricle