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Human Body Regions
Body Region Terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
09/12/2012

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Term
Abdominal
Definition
Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones
Term
Antebrachial 
Definition
Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)
Term
Antecubital
Definition
Region anterior to the elbow; also know as the cubital region
Term
Auricular
Definition
Ear (visible surface structures of the ear and the ear's internal organs)
Term
Axillary
Definition
Armpit
Term
Brachial
Definition
Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)
Term
Buccal
Definition
Cheek
Term
Calcaneal
Definition
Heel of the foot
Term
Carpal
Definition
Wrist
Term
Cephalic
Definition
Head
Term
Cervical 
Definition
Neck
Term
Coxal
Definition
Hip
Term
Cranial
Definition
Skull
Term
Crural
Definition
Leg (portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)
Term
Deltoid
Definition
Shoulder
Term
Digital
Definition
Fingers or Toes (also called phalangeal)
Term
Dorsal
Definition
Back
Term
Femoral
Definition
Thigh
Term
Fibular
Definition
Lateral aspect of the leg
Term
Frontal
Definition
Forehead
Term
Gluteal
Definition
Buttock
Term
Hallux
Definition
Great Toe
Term
Inguinal
Definition
Groin (sometimes used to indicate just the crease in the junction of the thigh with the trunk)
Term
Lumbar
Definition
Relating to the loins, or the part of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis
Term
Mammary
Definition
Breast
Term
Manus
Definition
Hand
Term
Mental
Definition
Chin
Term
Nasal
Definition
Nose
Term
Occipital
Definition
Posterior aspect of the head
Term
Olecranal
Definition
Posterior of the elbow
Term
Oral
Definition
Mouth
Term
Orbital
Definition
Eye
Term
Palmar
Definition
Palm of the hand
Term
Patellar
Definition
Kneecap
Term
Pelvic
Definition
Pelvis
Term
Perineal
Definition
Diamond- shaped region between the thights that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs
Term
Pes
Definition
Foot
Term
Plantar
Definition
Sole of the foot
Term
Pollex
Definition
Thumb
Term
Popliteal
Definition
Area posterior to the knee
Term
Pubic
Definition
Anterior region of the pelvis
Term
Radial
Definition
Lateral aspect of the forearm
Term
Sacral
Definition
Posterior region between the hip bones
Term
Scapular
Definition
Shoulder blade
Term
Sternal
Definition
Anterior middle region of the thorax
Term
Sural
Definition
Calf (posterior part of the leg)
Term
Tarsal
Definition
Root of the foot
Term
Thoracic
Definition
Chest or Thorax
Term
Tibial
Definition
Medial aspect of the leg
Term
Ulnar
Definition
Medial aspect of the forearm
Term
Umbilical
Definition
Navel
Term
Vertebral
Definition
Spinal Column
Term
Upper Extremity
Definition
Deltoid region to the hand
Term
Otic
Definition
Ear
Term
Lower Extremity
Definition
Human leg
Term
Acromial
Definition
highest point of the shoulder
Term
Dorsum
Definition
Anatomical structure or part corresponding in position to the back
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