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Shinlever BodyRegion
Body regions terms for anatomy and physiology
Term | Definition |
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abdominal | anterior body trunk, inferior to ribs |
acromial | point of shoulder |
antebrachial | forearm (lower arm) |
antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
axillary | armpit |
brachial | upper arm |
buccal | cheek area |
carpal | wrist |
cervical | neck region |
coxal | hip |
crural | leg (anterior) |
deltoid | very upper arm (large arm muscle) |
digital | fingers, toes |
femoral | thigh |
fibular | side of the leg |
frontal | forehead |
inguinal | area where thigh meets body trunk (groin) |
nasal | nose area |
oral | mouth |
orbital | eye area |
patellar | anterior knee |
pelvic | below umbilical, above inguinal |
pubic | genital region |
sternal | breastbone area |
tarsal | ankle region |
thoracic | chest |
umbilical | navel |
calcaneal | heel of foot |
cephalic | head (all of it) |
femoral | thigh |
gluteal | buttock |
lumbar | lower back - both sides of the vertebral |
occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull |
popliteal | posterior knee area |
sacral | small area below vertebral and above gluteal |
scapular | shoulder blade region |
sural | posterior surface of the leg (the calf) |
vertebral | area of the spinal column |
plantar | sole of the foot |