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body regional terms
regional terms used to designate specific body areas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| nose | nasal |
| mouth | oral |
| neck | cervical |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| armpit | axillary |
| abdomen | abdominal |
| arm | brachial |
| front of elbow | antecubital |
| point of shoulder | acromial |
| forearm | antebrachial |
| pelvis | pelvic |
| wrist | carpal |
| thumb | pollex |
| palm | palmar |
| fingers | digital |
| genital region | pubic |
| anterior knee | patellar |
| leg | crural |
| ankle | tarsal |
| toes | digital |
| foot | pedal |
| forehead | frontal |
| eye | orbital |
| cheek | buccal |
| chin | mental |
| breastbone | sternal |
| chest | thoracic |
| breast | mammary |
| navel | umbilical |
| hip | coxal |
| groin | inguinal |
| thigh | femoral |
| side of leg | peroneal |
| big toe | hallux |
| head | cephalic |
| hand | manus |
| ear | otic |
| back of head or base of skull | occipital |
| spinal column | vertebral |
| shoulder blade | scapular |
| back | dorsum or dorsal |
| back of elbow | olecranal |
| loin | lumbar |
| between hips | sacral |
| buttock | gluteal |
| region between anus and external genitalia | perineal |
| back of knee | popliteal |
| calf | sural |
| heel | calcaneal |
| sole | plantar |
| nasal | nose |
| oral | mouth |
| cervical | neck |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| axillary | arm pit |
| abdominal | abdomen |
| brachial | arm |
| antecubital | front of elbow |
| pelvic | pelvis |
| carpal | wrist |
| pollex | thumb |
| palmar | palm |
| digital | fingers and toes |
| pubic | genital region |
| patellar | anterior knee |
| crural | leg |
| tarsal | ankle |
| pedal | foot |
| frontal | forehead |
| orbital | eye |
| buccal | cheek |
| mental | chin |
| sternal | breastbone |
| thoracic | chest |
| mammary | breast |
| umbilical | navel |
| coxal | hip |
| inguinal | groin |
| femoral | thigh |
| peroneal | side of leg |
| hallux | big toe |
| cephalic | head |
| otic | ear |
| occipital | back of head or base of skull |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| vertebral | spinal column |
| scapular | shoulder blade |
| brachial | arm |
| dorsum or dorsal | back |
| olecranal | back of elbow |
| lumbar | loin |
| sacral | between hips |
| gluteal | buttock |
| perineal | region between the anus and the external genitalia |
| femoral | thigh |
| popliteal | back of knee |
| sural | calf |
| calcaneal | heel |
| plantar | sole |