Surface Anatomy

Front 1

Abdominal

Back 1

Anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs

Front 2

Acromial

Back 2

Point of the shoulder

Front 3

Antebrachial

Back 3

Forearm

Front 4

Antecubital

Back 4

Anterior surface of the elbow

Front 5

Axillary

Back 5

Armpit

Front 6

Brachial

Back 6

Arm

Front 7

Buccal

Back 7

Cheek

Front 8

Carpal

Back 8

Wrist

Front 9

Cephalic

Back 9

Head

Front 10

Cervical

Back 10

Neck region

Front 11

Coxal

Back 11

Hip

Front 12

Crural

Back 12

Leg

Front 13

Digital

Back 13

Fingers or toes

Front 14

Femoral

Back 14

Thigh

Front 15

Fibular (peroneal

Back 15

Side of the leg

Front 16

Frontal

Back 16

Forehead

Front 17

Hallux

Back 17

Great toe

Front 18

Inguinal

Back 18

Groin area

Front 19

Mammary

Back 19

Breast region

Front 20

Manus

Back 20

Hand

Front 21

Mental

Back 21

Chin

Front 22

Nasal

Back 22

Nose

Front 23

Oral

Back 23

Mouth

Front 24

Orbital

Back 24

Bony eye socket (orbit)

Front 25

Palmar

Back 25

Palm of the hand

Front 26

Patellar

Back 26

Anterior knee (kneecap) region

Front 27

Pedal

Back 27

Foot

Front 28

Pelvic

Back 28

Pelvis region

Front 29

Pollex

Back 29

Thumb

Front 30

Calcaneal

Back 30

Heel of the foot

Front 31

Dorsum

Back 31

Back

Front 32

Gluteal

Back 32

Buttocks or rump

Front 33

Lumbar

Back 33

Area of the back between the ribs and hips; the loin

Front 34

Occipital

Back 34

Posterior aspect of the head or base of the skull

Front 35

Olecranial

Back 35

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Front 36

Otic

Back 36

Ear

Front 37

Perineal

Back 37

Region between anus and external genitalia

Front 38

Plantar

Back 38

Sole of the foot

Front 39

Popliteal

Back 39

Back of the knee

Front 40

Sacral

Back 40

Region between the hips (overlying the sacrum)

Front 41

Scapular

Back 41

Scapula or shoulder blade area

Front 42

Sural

Back 42

Calf or posterior surface of the leg

Front 43

Vertebral

Back 43

Area of the spinal column