| TABLE 1-4 | Latin-Based Descriptive Terms for Body Regions*

BODY REGION AREA OR EXAMPLE BODY REGION AREA OR EXAMPLE

Abdominal (ab-DOM-in-all) Anterior torso below Manual (MAN-yoo-al) Hand
diaphragm
Acromial (ah-KRO-mee-al) Shoulder Mental (MEN-tal) Chin
Antebrachial (an-tee-BRAY- Forearm Nasal (NAY-zal) Nose
kee-al)
Antecubital (an-tee-KYOO- Depressed area just in Navel (NAY-vel) Area around navel, or
bi-tal) front of elbow (cubital umbilicus
fossa)
Axillary (AK-si-lair-ee) Armpit (axilla) Occipital (ok-SIP-i-tal) Back of lower part of skull
Brachial (BRAY-kee-al) Upper part of arm Olecranal (o-LECK-ra-nal) Back of elbow
Buccal (BUK-al) Cheek (inside) Oral (OR-al) Mouth
Calcaneal (cal-CANE-ee-al) Heel of foot Orbital or ophthalmic (OR- Eyes
bi-tal or op-THAL-mik)
Carpal (KAR-pal) Wrist Otic (O-tick) Ear
Cephalic (se-FAL-ik) Head Palmar (PAHL-mar) Palm of Hand
Cervical (SER-vi-kal) Neck Patellar (pa-TELL-er) Front of Knee
Coxal (COX-al) Hip Pedal (PED-al) Foot
Cranial (KRAY-nee-al) Skull Pelvic (PEL-vik) Lower portion of torso
Crural (KROOR-al) Leg Perineal (pair-i-NEE-al) Area(perineum) between
anus and genitals
Cubital (KYOO-bi-tal) Elbow Plantar (PLAN-tar) Sole of foot
Cutaneous (kyoo-TANE-ee- Skin (or body surface) Pollex (POL-ex) Thumb
us)
Digital (DIJ-i-tal) Fingers or toes Popliteal (pop-li-TEE-al) Area behind knee
Dorsal (DOR-sal) Back or top Pubic (PYOO-bik) Pubis
Facial (FAY-shal) Face Supraclavicular (soo-pra- Area above clavicle
cla-VIK-yoo-lar)
Femoral (FEM-or-al) Thigh Sural (SUR-al) Calf
Frontal (FRON-tal) Forehead Tarsal (TAR-sal) Ankle
Hallux (HAL-luks) Great toe Temporal (TEM-por-al) Side of skull
Inguinal (ING-gwi-nal) Groin Thoracic (tho-RAS-ik) Chest
Lumbar (LUM-bar) Lower part of back Zygomatic (zye-go-MAT-ik) Cheek
between ribs and pelvis
Mammary (MAM-er-ee) Breast