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