Human Body Regions
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Ostronizzle on September 17, 2012
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Anatomical Names for Body Parts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abdominal | Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior and superior to the hip bones |
| Antebranchial | Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist) |
| Antecubital | Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region |
| Auricular | Visible surface structures of the ear |
| Axillary | Armpit |
| Buccal | Cheek |
| Brachial | Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow) |
| Calcaneal | Heel of the foot |
| Carpal | Wrist |
| Cephalic | Head |
| Cervical | Neck |
| Coxal | Hip |
| Cranial | Skull |
| Crural | Leg (the portion of the lower limb between he knew and the ankle |
| Deltoid | Shoulder |
| Digital | Finer&toes |
| Dorsal/Dorsum | Back |
| Facial | Face |
| Femoral | Thigh |
| Fibular | Lateral aspect of the leg |
| Frontal | Forehead |
| Gluteal | Buttock |
| Hallux | Great toe |
| Inguinal | Groin |
| Lumbar | Loins (Inferior part of the back between the ribs and pelvis) |
| Mammary | Breast |
| Manus | Hand |
| Mental | Chin |
| Nasal | Nose |
| Oral | Mouth |
| Orbital | Eye |
| Occipital | posterior head |
| Olecranal | Posterior aspects of the elbow |
| Palmer | Palm (anterior surface) of the hand |
| Patellar | Kneecap |
| Pectoral | Chest |
| Pelvic | Pelvis |
| Perineal | Diamond-shaped region between the legs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs |
| Pes | Foot |
| Popliteal | Are posterior to the knee |
| Plantar | Sole of the foot |
| Thumb | Pollex |
| Pubic | Anterior region of pelvis |
| Radial | Lateral (thumb side) aspects of forearm |
| Sacral | Posterior region between the hip bones |
| Scapular | Shoulder blad |
| Sternal | Anterior middle region of the thorax |
| Sural | Calf (posterior part of the leg) |
| Tarsal | Ankle (root of the foot) |
| Thoracic | Chest or thorax |
| Tibal | Medial aspect of leg |
| Ulnar | Medial aspect of the forearm |
| Umbilical | Naval |
| Vertebral | Spinal column |
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