REGIONAL TERMS
THE HEAD Buccal- cheek Cephalic- head Cranial- skull Frontal- forehead (frontal lobe) Mental- chin (from Latin mentum which means chin) Nasal- nose Occipital- posterior of the head (occipital lobe) Orbital- eye cavity Otic- ear
THE NECK Cervical- neck (cervical spine) Vertebral- spinal column
CHEST AND SHOULDERS Acromial- point of the shoulder Axillary- armpit Mammary- breast Pectoral- front of the chest Sternal- midline of ribcage Thoracic- chest region of spine
ARMS Antebrachial- forearm Antecubital- front of elbow Brachial- arm Carpal- wrist Cubital- elbow Digital- finger Palmar- palm
ABDOMEN Abdominal- abdomen Lumbar- lower back
HIP/ GROIN REGION Coxal- hip Genital- external reproductive organs Inguinal- groin Perineal- between the thighs, including the anus and external reproductive organs Sacral- sacrum
LEGS Crural- anterior shin Femoral- thigh Patellar- knee Popliteal- back of the knee Sural- calf of the leg (posterior) Tarsal- ankle
FEET Calcaneal- heel Pes- foot Plantar- sole of the foot