Label the Regions of the Body - Anterior Side

Descriptions

• The cranial region or cephalic region is the head and the skull
• The forehead is referred to as the frontal region.
• The eyes are referred to as the orbital or ocular region.
• The cheeks are referred to as the buccal region.
• The ears are referred to as the auricle or otic region.
• The nose is referred to as the nasal region.
• The mouth is referred to as the oral region.
• The chin is referred to as the mental region.
• The neck is referred to as the cervical region.

The trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior,

• the thoracic region encompassing the chest
• the pectoral region encompassing the muscles of the chest
• the mammary region encompassing each breast
• the sternal region encompassing the sternum
• the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area
• the umbilicus, or navel, is located at the center of the abdomen
• the coxal region encompassing the hip area
• the pelvic region encompassing the area above the genitals, and below umbilicus

The pelvis and legs contain, from superior to inferior,

• the inguinal is the groin region between legs and genitals
• the pubic region surrounding the genitals,
• the femoral region encompassing the thighs,
• the patellar region encompassing the knee,
• the crural region encompassing the shin area of the leg,
• the tarsal region encompassing the ankle,
• the pedal region encompassing the foot
• the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the toes.
• The great toe is referred to as the hallux.

The regions of the upper limbs, from superior to inferior, are

• the acromial region encompassing the shoulder
• the axillary region encompassing the armpit,
• the brachial region encompassing the upper arm,
• the antecubital region encompassing the front of the elbow,
• the antebrachial region encompassing the forearm,
• the carpal region encompassing the wrist,
• the palmar region encompassing the palm,
• the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the fingers.
• The thumb is referred to as the pollex.

DORSAL VIEW

The posterior view shows the following regions:

• the lumbar region is the lower back
• the sacral region is at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks
• the head area is the cephalic region
• the acromial region is where the shoulder bones are found
• the thoracic region is the upper part of the back and chest

The lower part of the body shows the following regions:

• the gluteal region includes the buttocks
• the sural region is the calf area
• the heel is in the calcaneal region
• the femoral region is the thigh area
• the popliteal region is the back of the knee

Images and descriptions modified from; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_human_anatomical_regions