anatomical position

• AXIAL regions

  • Head (cephalic)
  • Neck (cervical)
  • Trunk
• Body parts under smaller region

  • Head
  • Skull
  • Face
  • Neck
  • Trunk
  • Chest
  • Abdomen
  • Back
  • Upper limbs
  • Shoulder
  • Upper arm
  • Forearm
  • Wrist
  • Hand
  • Lower limbs
  • Buttocks
  • Thigh
  • Leg
  • Ankle
  • Foot
• Face

  • Anterior (front) portion of the head where the eyes, nose, mouth, forehead, cheeks, and chin are found
• Anatomical Position


  A standard reference position where the subject stands erect, facing forward, arms straight along the sides with palms facing forward, and legs straight with feet apart, forward and flat on the floor
• Upper limbs

  • Attached to the shoulder girdle, comprised of the clavicle anteriorly and the scapula posteriorly
• Upper arm


  • Part of the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow
• Lower limbs

  • Attached to the trunk by the pelvic girdle consisting of the ilium, ischium, and pubic bones
• Abdomen

  • Anterior part of the body found between the chest and the pelvis
• Trunk


  • Body parts consisting of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, and back
• Wrist


  • Part of the upper limb which connects the hands to the forearm
• Thigh

  • Part of the lower limb attached to the pelvis
• Ankle


  • Part of the lower limb that attaches the foot to the leg
• APPENDICULAR regions


  • Upper limbs
  • Lower limbs
• Skull

  • Bony parts of the head that enclose and protect the brain
• Neck


  • Supports the head and attaches it to the trunk; found between the head and the trunk
• Chest

  • Anterior part of the body found between the neck and the abdomen
• Body Parts and Regions


  • AXIAL regions
  • APPENDICULAR regions
• Back

  • Posterior portion of the trunk that is between the neck and the buttocks
• Shoulder


  • Part of the body where the upper limb is attached to the shoulder girdle
• Buttocks

  • Posterior rounded area in the pelvis where the thigh is attached
• Forearm


  • Part of the upper limb from the elbow to the wrist
• Hand


  • Part of the upper limb which includes palm and fingers
• Leg

  • Part of the lower limb from the knee to the ankle
• Foot


  • Part of the lower limb composed of the sole and toes
• Frontal

  Forehead
• Facial


  Face
• Cephalic


  Head
• Oral


  Mouth
• Abdominal


  Anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs
• Sternal


  Breast bone
• Nasal


  Nose
• Pubic

  Genital area
• Brachial


  Upper arm
• Olecranal


  Elbow
• Occipital


  Back of the head
• Coxal

  Hip
• Lumbar


  Area of back between ribs and hips
• Acromial


  Highest point of shoulder
• Scapular


  Shoulder
• Palmar


  Palm