Intro
ANATOMICAL BODY
REGIONS
Abdominal

Front (anterior) body trunk from the
ribs to the hips
Antecubital

Front (anterior) surface of the elbow
Axillary

Armpit
Brachial

Arm from the shoulder to the elbow
Buccal

Cheek
Carpal

Wrist
Cervical

Neck region
Deltoid
Roundness of the shoulder
(caused by underlying deltoid muscle)

Digital
Fingers or Toes
(can also be called phalangeal)

Femoral

Thigh
Inguinal
Area where thigh meets body trunk
(in general it is the groin region;
think underwear line)

Mammary

Breast region of the chest
Manus

Hand
Nasal

Nose
Oral

Mouth
Orbital

Eye
Patellar

Front (anterior) knee region
(kneecap region)
Pelvic

Pelvis region between abdominal and
inguinal regions
Peroneal

Side of the leg
Pubic

Genital region
Sternal

Breastbone region
Tarsal

Ankle
Thoracic

Chest
Umbilical

Navel, belly button region
Cephalic

Head
Gluteal

Buttocks, butt
Lumbar

Lower back between the ribs
and the hips
Occipital

Base of the skull on the back
(posterior) of the head
Popliteal

Back (posterior) knee region
Scapular

Shoulder blade region
Sural

Calf region, back (posterior) surface
of lower leg
Vertebral

Spine/backbone area