List Of Human Anatomical Regions

This illustration labeled regions of the human body show an anterior and posterior view of the body.

Regions

*The cranial region encompasses the upper part of the head while the
*facial region encompasses the lower half of the head beginning below the ears.
*The forehead is referred to as the frontal region.
*The eyes are referred to as the orbital or ocular region.
*The cheeks are referred to as the buccal region.
*The ears are referred to as the auricle or otic region.
*The nose is referred to as the nasal region.
*The mouth is referred to as the oral region.
*The chin is referred to as the mental region.
*The neck is referred to as the cervical region.
The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior,
*the thoracic region encompassing the chest
*the mammary region encompassing each breast
*the sternal region encompassing the sternum
*the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area
*the umbilical region is located around the navel
*the coxal region''
(hip region)
encompassing the lateral (side) of hips
*the pubic region encompassing the area above the genitals.

The pelvis and legs contain, from superior to inferior,
*the '
inguinal or groin region
'' between the thigh and the abdomen,
*the pubic region surrounding the genitals,
*the femoral region encompassing the thighs,
*the patellar region encompassing the front of the knee,
*the crural region encompassing the lower leg, between the knee and ankle,
*the fibular region encompassing the outside of the lower leg,
*the tarsal region encompassing the ankle,
*the pedal region encompassing the foot
*the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the toes.
*The great toe is referred to as the hallux.
The regions of the upper limbs, from superior to inferior, are
*the axillary region encompassing the armpit,
*the brachial region encompassing the upper arm,
*the antecubital region encompassing the front of the elbow,
*the antebrachial region encompassing the forearm,
*the carpal region encompassing the wrist,
*the palmar region encompassing the palm,
*the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the fingers.
*The thumb is referred to as the pollex.
The posterior view contains, from superior to inferior,
*the cervical region encompassing the neck,
*the scapular region encompassing the scapulae and the area around,
*the dorsal region encompassing the upper back
*the lumbar region encompassing the lower back.
*the sacral region occurring at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks.
The regions of the back of the arms, from superior to inferior, include
*the cervical region encompassing the neck,
*the acromial region encompassing the shoulder,
*the brachial region encompassing the upper arm,
*the olecranal region encompassing the back of the elbow,
*the antebrachial region encompasses the forearm, front and back
*and the manual or manus region encompassing the back of the hand.
The posterior regions of the legs, from superior to inferior, include
*the gluteal region encompassing the buttocks,
*the femoral region encompassing the thigh,
*the popliteal region encompassing the back of the knee,
*the sural region encompassing the back of the lower leg,
*the calcaneal region encompassing the heel,
*the plantar region encompassing the sole of the foot.
Some regions are combined into larger regions. These include the trunk, which is a combination of the thoracic, mammary, abdominal, navel, and coxal regions.
The cephalic region is a combination of all of the head regions.
The upper limb region is a combination of all of the arm regions. The lower limb region is a combination of all of the leg regions.

Deprecated or older regions

Many of these terms are medical latin terms that have fallen into disuse.

Front:
*Frons - forehead
*Facies - face
*Pectus - breast
*Latus - flank
*Coxa - hip
*Genu - knee
*Pes - foot
Back:
*Vertex - Crown
*Occiput - back of head
*Collum - neck
*Dorsum - back
*Lumbus - loin
*Natis - buttock
*Calx - heel

See also

*Anatomical terms of location
*Human anatomical terms
*Human anatomy
*Human brain

References

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