Regions and Directions-Anatomy

• Regions of the Human Body

  • Cephalon
  • Cervicis
  • Thoracis
  • Brachium
  • Antebrachium
  • Carpus
  • Manus
  • Abdomen
  • Pelvis
  • Pubis
  • Inguen
  • Lumbus
  • Gluteus
  • Femur
  • Patella
  • Crus
  • Sura
  • Tarsus
  • Pes
  • Planta
• Cephalic


  Area of head
• Cervical


  Area of neck
• Thoracic


  The chest
• Brachial


  The segment of the upper limb closest to the trunk; the arm
• Antebrachial


  The forearm
• Carpal


  The wrist
• Manual


  The hand
• Pelvic


  The pelvis (in general)
• Pubic


  The anterior pelvis
• Inguinal


  The groin (crease between thigh and trunk)
• Lumbar


  The lower back
• Gluteal


  The buttock
• Femoral


  The thigh
• Patellar


  The kneecap
• Crural


  The leg, from knee to ankle
• Sural


  The calf
• Tarsal


  The ankle
• Pedal


  The foot
• Plantar


  Sole region of foot
• Regional and Directional Terms

  • Anterior
  • Ventral
  • Posterior
  • Dorsal
  • Cranial
  • Cephalic
  • Superior
  • Caudal
  • Inferior
  • Medial
  • Lateral
  • Proximal
  • Distal
  • Superficial
  • Deep
• Anterior


  The front; before
• Ventral

  The belly side equivalent to anterior when referring to human body
• Posterior


  The back, behind
• Dorsal

  The back equivalent to posterior when refering to human body
• Cranial

  Toward the head
• Caudal

  Toward the tail coccyx in humans
• Cephalic


  Same as cranial
• Superior


  Above at a higher level on human body toward the head
• Inferior


  Below, at a lower level, toward the feet
• Medial


  Toward the midline (the longitudinal axis of the body
• Lateral


  Away from the midine (the longitudinal axis of the body)
• Proximal


  Toward an attached base
• Distal


  Away from an attached base
• Superficial


  At, neat, or relatively close to the body surface
• Deep


  Toward the interior of the body farther from the surface