Terms for Body Regions
The tarsus region corresponds to
ankle
The hallux region corresponds to
big toe
The abdominal region corresponds to
abdomen
The antecubital region corresponds to
anterior elbow region
The public region corresponds to
anterior pelvis
The palm region corresponds to
anterior surface of the hand
The brachial region corresponds to
arm
The axillary region corresponds to
armpit
The gluteal region corresponds to
butt
The pectoral region corresponds to
chest
The mental region corresponds to the
chin
The auricular region corresponds to the
ear
The orbital (ocular) region corresponds to
eye
The facial region corresponds to
face
The digital region corresponds to
finger or toes
The phalangeal (phalanx) region corresponds to
fingers or toes
The pedal (pes) region corresponds to
foot
The antebrachial region corresponds to
forearm
The inguinal region corresponds to
groin
The manual (manus) region corresponds to
hand
The cephalic region corresponds to
head
The calcaneal region corresponds to
heel
The coxal region corresponds to the
hip
The lumbar region corresponds to
inferior back region
The patellar region corresponds to
knee cap
The perineal corresponds to the
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The crural region corresponds to
leg
The oris (oral) region corresponds to
mouth
The umbilicus region corresponds to
navel/ belly button
The cervical region corresponds to
neck
The nasal (nasus) region corresponds to
nose
The pelvic region corresponds to
pelvis
The olecranal (olecranon) region corresponds to
point of elbow
The sural region corresponds to
posterior leg
The dorsum region corresponds to
posterior surface
The popliteal region corresponds to
posterior to knee joint
The deltoid region corresponds to
shoulder
The cranium region corresponds to
skull
The plantar region corresponds to
sole of foot
What are the 3 main parts of the thoracic region?
sternal pectoral mammary
The buccal region corresponds to
the cheek
The femoral region corresponds to
thigh
The pollex region corresponds to
thumb
The thoracic region corresponds to
upper trunk
The carpal region corresponds to the
wrist
