Anatomical Terminology: Body Regions

• Body parts and areas consist of a defined terminology

Body Parts and Areas

• Antebrachial refers to the forearm
• Antecubital refers to front of elbow
• Axillary refers to the armpit
• Brachial refers to the upper arm
• Buccal (oral) refers to the mouth
• Cardiac refers to the heart
• Cervical refers to the neck
• Cranial refers to the head
• Cutaneous refers to the skin
• Deltoid refers to the shoulder
• Femoral refers to the thigh
• Frontal refers to the forehead
• Gastric refers to the stomach
• Gluteal refers to the buttocks
• Hepatic refers to the liver
• Iliac refers to the hip
• Inguinal refers to the groin
• Lumbar refers to the small of the back
• Mammary refers to the breast
• Nasal refers to the nose
• Occipital refers to the back of head
• Orbital refers to the eye
• Parietal refers to the crown of head
• Patellar refers to the kneecap
• Pectoral refers to the chest
• Pedal refers to the foot
• Perineal refers to the pelvic floor
• Plantar refers to the sole of the foot
• Popliteal refers to the back of the knee
• Pulmonary refers to the lungs
• Renal refers to the kidney
• Sacral refers to the base of the spine
• Scapular refers to the shoulder blade
• Sternal refers to the breastbone
• Temporal refers to the side of the head
• Umbilical refers to the navel
• Volar (palmar) refers to the palm

Concise definitions of anatomical terms for different body regions. Includes terms like 'antebrachial' for forearm, 'axillary' for armpit, and 'femoral' for thigh. Essential for students and professionals in medicine and biology.