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Language of Anatomy
Regional Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal | abdomen |
| Acromial | point of shoulder |
| Antebrachial | forearm |
| Antecubital | anterior surface of elbow |
| Axillary | armpit |
| Brachial | arm |
| Buccal | cheek area |
| Carpal | wirst |
| Cervical | neck region |
| Coxal | hip |
| Crural | shin |
| Deltoid | curve of shoulder (formed by large deltoid muscle) |
| Digital | fingers, toes |
| Femoral | thigh (applies to front and back) |
| Fibular | lateral part of leg (think where is fibula) |
| Frontal | forehead |
| Inguinal | groin |
| Mental | chin |
| Nasal | nose area |
| Oral | mouth |
| Orbital | eyes |
| Patellar | Knee cap |
| Pectoral | relating to, or occurring in or on, the chest |
| Pelvic | Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly |
| Pubic | genital region |
| Sternal | breastbone area |
| Tarsal | ankle |
| Thoracic | area between neck and abdomen, supported by the ribs, sternum, and costal cartilages; chest |
| Umbilical | belly button |
| Calcaneal | heel of foot |
| Cephalic | head |
| Gluteal | butt |
| Lumbar | area of back between hips and ribs |
| Occipital | posterior surface of head or base of skull |
| Olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
| Popliteal | posterior knee area |
| Sacral | area between hips at the base of the spine |
| Scapular | shoulder blade region |
| Sural | calf |
| Vertebral | spinal column |
| Plantar | sole of the foot |