Anatomical terms

• Superficial = on the surface
• Posterior/dorsal = back
• Anterior/ventral = front
• Deep = far from the surface
• Proximal = nearer to the point of attachment or origin
• Medial = towards midline
• Distal = farther away from the point of attachment or origin
• Lateral = away from midline
• Cranial


  skull
• Facial


  face
• Oral 


  Mouth
• Mental


  Chin
• Axillary


  Armpit
• Brachial


  Arm
• Antecubital


  Front of elbow
• Antebrachial


  Forearm
• Carpal


  Wrist
• Pollex

  Thumb
• Digits (phalanges)


  Fingers
• Patellar


  Kneecap
• Crural

  Leg
• Tarsal


  Ankle
• Digits (phalanges) 


  Toes
• Hallux


  Great toe
• Pedal


  Foot
• Frontal 


  Forehead
• Nasal


  Nose
• Ocular, orbital


  Eye
• Otic


  Ear
• Buccal


  Cheek
• Cervical


  Neck
• Thoracic 


  Thorax, chest
• Mammary


  Breast
• Abdominal


  Abdomen
• Umbilical


  Navel
• Pelvic 


  Pelvis
• Manual


  Hand
• Inguinal


  Groin
• Pubic


  Pubis
• Femoral


  Thigh