Human Anatomy Chapter 1 Human Body Regions

Front 1

Abdominal

Back 1

Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones

Front 2

Mental

Back 2

Chin

Front 3

Antebrachial

Back 3

Forearm (the position of the upper linb between the elbow and wrist)

Front 4

Nasal

Back 4

Nose

Front 5

Antecubital

Back 5

Region anterior to the elbow; also know as the cubital region

Front 6

Occipital

Back 6

Posterior aspect of the head
(back of head)

Front 7

Auricular

Back 7

Ear (visible surface structure of the ear and the ear's internal organs)

Front 8

Axillary

Back 8

Armpit

Front 9

Oral

Back 9

Mouth

Front 10

Olecranal

Back 10

Posterior of the elbow

Front 11

Brachial

Back 11

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

Front 12

Orbital

Back 12

Eye

Front 13

Buccal

Back 13

Cheek

Front 14

Palmar

Back 14

Palm of the hand

Front 15

Calcaneal

Back 15

Heel of the foot

Front 16

Patellar

Back 16

Kneecap

Front 17

Carpal

Back 17

Wrist

Front 18

Pelvic

Back 18

Pelvis

Front 19

Cephalic

Back 19

Head

Front 20

Perineal

Back 20

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

Front 21

Cervical

Back 21

Neck

Front 22

Pes

Back 22

Foot

Front 23

Coxal

Back 23

Hip

Front 24

Plantar

Back 24

Sole of the foot

Front 25

Cranial

Back 25

Skull

Front 26

Pollex

Back 26

Thumb

Front 27

Crural

Back 27

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

Front 28

Popliteal

Back 28

Area posterior to the knee

Front 29

Deltoid

Back 29

Shoulder

Front 30

Pubic

Back 30

Anterior region of the pelvis

Front 31

Digital

Back 31

Fingers or toes (aka phalangeal)

Front 32

Radial

Back 32

Lateral aspect of the forearm

Front 33

Dorsal

Back 33

Back

Front 34

Sacral

Back 34

Posterior region between the hip bones

Front 35

Femoral

Back 35

Thigh

Front 36

Scapular

Back 36

Shoulder blade

Front 37

Fibular

Back 37

Lateral aspect of the leg

Front 38

Sternal

Back 38

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Front 39

Frontal

Back 39

Forehead

Front 40

Sural

Back 40

Calf (posterior part of the leg)

Front 41

Gluteal

Back 41

Buttock

Front 42

Tarsal

Back 42

Root of the foot
(ankle)

Front 43

Hallux

Back 43

Great toe

Front 44

Thoracic

Back 44

Chest or throat

Front 45

Inguinal

Back 45

Groin (sometimes used to indicate just the crease in the junction of the thigh with the trunk)

Front 46

Tibial

Back 46

Medial aspect of the leg

Front 47

Lumbar

Back 47

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

Front 48

Ulnar

Back 48

Medial aspect of the forearm

Front 49

Mammary

Back 49

Breast

Front 50

Umbilical

Back 50

Navel

Front 51

Manus

Back 51

Hand

Front 52

Vertebral

Back 52

Spinal column