Kathleen Human Anatomy: Body Landmarks

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

leg

Front 11

digital

Back 11

fingers, toes

Front 12

femoral

Back 12

thigh

Front 13

fibular

Back 13

lateral part of 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

patellar

Back 18

anterior knee

Front 19

pelvic

Back 19

area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

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

cephalic

Back 25

head

Front 26

deltoid

Back 26

curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle

Front 27

gluteal

Back 27

buttock

Front 28

lumbar

Back 28

area of back between ribs and hips

Front 29

occipital

Back 29

posterior surface of head

Front 30

popliteal

Back 30

posterior knee area

Front 31

sacral

Back 31

area between hips

Front 32

scapular

Back 32

shoulder blade region

Front 33

sural

Back 33

the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf

Front 34

vertebral

Back 34

area of spine

Front 35

superior

Back 35

toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

Front 36

inferior

Back 36

away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below

Front 37

anterior (ventral)

Back 37

toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Front 38

posterior (dorsal)

Back 38

toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Front 39

medial

Back 39

toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Front 40

lateral

Back 40

away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

Front 41

intermediate

Back 41

between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Front 42

proximal

Back 42

close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Front 43

distal

Back 43

farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Front 44

superficial

Back 44

toward or at the body surface

Front 45

deep

Back 45

away from the body surface; more internal

Front 46

sagittal section

Back 46

a cut made along the the lengthwise plane of the body

Front 47

frontal plane

Back 47

a cut made along a lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Front 48

transverse section

Back 48

a cut made along a horizontal plane

Front 49

dorsal body cavity

Back 49

has two subdivisions, which are continuous of each other

Front 50

cranial cavity

Back 50

the space inside the bony skull

Front 51

spinal cavity

Back 51

extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral column

Front 52

ventral body cavity

Back 52

contains all the structures within the chest and abdomen

Front 53

thoracic cavity

Back 53

is seperated from the rest of the ventral cavity by the diaphragm

Front 54

abdominopelvic cavity

Back 54

is below the thoracic cavity and contains the abdominal and the pelvic cavities

Front 55

umbilical region

Back 55

the centermost region

Front 56

epigastric region

Back 56

is located superior to the umbilical region

Front 57

hypogastric region

Back 57

is inferior to the umbilical region

Front 58

right and left iliac or inguinal regions

Back 58

are lateral to the hypogastric region

Front 59

right and left lumbar regions

Back 59

lie lateral to the umbilical region

Front 60

right and left hypochondriac regions

Back 60

flank the epigastric region and contain the lower ribs