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Abdominal anterior body trunk; inferior to ribs Antecubital anterior surface of eblow Anterior toward or at the front of the body; in front of Axillary armpit Brachial arm Buccal cheek area Carpal wrist Caudal/ inferior away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below Cranial/ Cephalad/ Superior toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above Cervical neck region Deep away from the body surface; more internal Deltoid curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle Digital fingers/ toes Distal farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of of a limb Dorsal/ posterior (bipeds) toward or at the backside of the body; behind Epigastric located superior to the umbilical region; (above the stomach) Femoral thigh region Frontal/ coronal plane lengthwise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts Gluteal butt region Hypochondriac the epigastric region that contains the lower ribs Hypogastric (pubic) inferior to the umbilical region (superior part of the hip bone) Iliac (inguinal) region lateral to the hypogastric region Inguinal area where thigh meets body trunk Intermediate between a more medial and a more lateral structure Lateral away from the middle of the body; on the outer side of Lumbar area of the back between the ribs Medial toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of Nasal nose area Occipital posterior surface of head Oral mouth Orbital eye area Patellar anterior knee Pelvic cavity holds reproductive organs, bladder and rectum Peroneal lateral part of the leg Popliteal posterior knee area Proximal close to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk Pubic genital region Saggital plane longitudinal, plane of the body dividing it into left and right parts Scapular shoulder blade region Spinal having to do with the spine Sternal breastbone area Superficial toward or at the body surface Supra "above" Sural the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf Tarsal ankle region Thoracic chest Transverse plane horizontal plane, dividing the body or organ into superior and inferior parts Umbilical navel Vertebral area of spine