Human Body Regions (Mcgrawhill)

Front 1

Abdominal

Back 1

Inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones

Front 2

Acromial

Back 2

Point of shoulder

Front 3

Antebrachial

Back 3

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

Front 4

Auricular

Back 4

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

Front 5

Axillary

Back 5

Armpit

Front 6

Brachial

Back 6

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

Front 7

Buccal

Back 7

Cheek

Front 8

Calcaneal

Back 8

Heel of 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 lower (distal) limb between knee and ankle)

Front 15

Cubital

Back 15

Elbow

Front 16

Deltoid

Back 16

Shoulder

Front 17

Digital

Back 17

Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

Front 18

Dorsal

Back 18

Back

Front 19

Femoral

Back 19

Thigh

Front 20

Fibular

Back 20

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

Front 25

Lumbar

Back 25

Relating to the loins, or the part of the back and sides between ribs and pelvis (Flank)

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 head

Front 31

Olecranal

Back 31

Posterior of the elbow

Front 32

Oral

Back 32

Mouth

Front 33

Orbital

Back 33

Eye

Front 34

Palmar

Back 34

Palm of hand

Front 35

Patellar

Back 35

Kneecap

Front 36

Pelvic

Back 36

Pelvis

Front 37

Perineal

Back 37

Diamond-shaped region between thighs containing anus and selected external reproductive organs

Front 38

Pes

Back 38

Foot

Front 39

Plantar

Back 39

Sole of foot

Front 40

Pollex

Back 40

Thumb

Front 41

Popliteal

Back 41

Area posterior to knee

Front 42

Pubic

Back 42

Anterior region of pelvis

Front 43

Radial

Back 43

Lateral aspect of forearm

Front 44

Sacral

Back 44

Posterior region between hip bones

Front 45

Scapular

Back 45

Shoulder blade

Front 46

Sternal

Back 46

Anterior middle region of thorax

Front 47

Sural

Back 47

Calf (posterior region of lower leg)

Front 48

Tarsal

Back 48

Ankle (root of foot)

Front 49

Thoracic

Back 49

Chest or thorax

Front 50

Ulnar

Back 50

Medial aspect of forearm

Front 51

Umbilical

Back 51

Navel (belly button)

Front 52

Vertebral

Back 52

Spinal column