The Anatomical Position and Regional Terms

• • abdominal (ab-dom′ ̆ı-nal): anterior body

  trunk inferior to ribs

  • acromial (ah-kro′me-ul): point of shoulder

  • antebrachial (an′′te-bra′ke-al): forearm

  • antecubital (an′′te-ku′b ̆ı-tal): anterior surface

  of elbow

  • axillary (ak′s ̆ı-lar′′e): armpit

  • brachial (bra′ke-al): arm

  • buccal (buk′al): cheek area
• abdominal

  anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
• acromial

  point of shoulder
• antebrachial


  forearm
• antecubital


  anterior surface of elbow
• axillary


  armpit
• brachial

  arm
• buccal


  cheek area
• carpal


  wrist
• cervical

  neck region
• coxal


  hip
• crural

  anterior leg; the shin
• deltoid


  curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
• digital


  fingers, toes
• femoral


  thigh (applies to both anterior and posterior)
• fibular


  lateral part of leg
• frontal


  forehead
• inguinal

  groin
• mental

  chin
• nasal


  nose area
• oral


  mouth
• orbital


  eye area
• patellar


  anterior knee
• pectoral


  occurring in or on, the chest
• pelvic

  area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
• pubic


  genital region
• sternal

  breastbone area
• tarsal

  ankle region
• thoracic


  chest
• umbilical


  navel
• calcaneal


  heel of foot
• cephalic


  head
• femoral


  thigh
• gluteal


  buttock
• lumbar


  area of back between ribs and hips; the loin
• occipital


  posterior surface of head or base of skull
• olecranal


  posterior surface of elbow
• popliteal

  posterior knee area
• sacral


  area between hips at base of spine
• scapular


  shoulder blade region