Common Regional Names and Anatomical Terms
Prone Position
A body lying face down
Supine Position
A body lying face up
Tarsal
Ankle
Patellar
Anterior surface of knee
Brachial
Arm
Axillary
Armpit
Posterior
At the back of the body
Anterior
At the front of the body
Inferior
Away from the head
Lateral
Away from the midline
Dorsal
Back
Olecranal
Back of elbow
Dorsum
Back of hand
Occipital
Base of skull
Sacral
Between hips
Mammary
Breast
Sternal
Breastbone
Gluteal
Buttock
Sural
Calf
Buccal
Cheek
Thoracic
Chest
Mental
Chin
Frontal (Coronal) Plane
Divides body by anterior and posterior
Sagittal Plane
Divides body by medial and lateral
Transverse (Horizontal) Plane
Divides body by superior and inferior
Otic
Ear
Orbital
Eye
Facial
Face
Distal
Farther away from the attachment of a limb to the trunk (legs-hip, arms-shoulder)
Phalangeal
Fingers and toes
Pedal
Foot
Antebrachial
Forearm
Frontal
Forehead
Antecubital
Front of elbow
Inguinal
Groin
Manual
Hand
Cephalic
Head
Calcaneal
Heel
Coxal
Hip
Popliteal
Hollow behind knee
Crural
Leg
Lumbar
Loin
Oral
Mouth
Umbilical
Navel
Proximal
Nearer the attachment of a limb to the trunk (legs-hip, arms-shoulder)
Cervical
Neck
Nasal
Nose
Palmar
Palm
Pubic
Pubis
Acromial
Shoulder
Scapular
Shoulder blade
Vertebral
Spinal column
Anatomical Position
Standardized method of observing or imaging the body
Femoral
Thigh
Dorsum
Top of Foot
Superior
Towards the head
Medial
Towards the midline
Carpal
Wrist
Cranial
Skull
Plantar
Sole of foot