List of human anatomical regions

Regions

• The cranial region encompasses the upper part of the head while the
• facial region encompasses the lower half of the head beginning below the ears.
• 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 thoracic region encompassing 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 belt line
• the pubic region encompassing the area above the genitals.

• the inguinal or groin region between the legs and the 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 fibular region encompassing the outside of the lower 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 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.

• the cervical region encompassing the neck,
• the scapular region encompassing the scapulae and the area around,
• the dorsal region encompassing the upper back
• the lumbar region encompassing the lower back.
• the sacral region occurring at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks.

• the cervical region encompassing the neck,
• the acromial region encompassing the shoulder,
• the brachial region encompassing the upper arm,
• the olecranal region encompassing the back of the elbow,
• the antebrachial region encompasses the forearm, front and back
• and the manual or manus region encompassing the back of the hand.

• the gluteal region encompassing the buttocks,
• the femoral region encompassing the thigh,
• the popliteal region encompassing the back of the knee,
• the sural region encompassing the back of the lower leg,
• the calcaneal region encompassing the heel,
• the plantar region encompassing the sole of the foot.

Deprecated or older regions

• Frons - forehead
• Facies - face
• Pectus - breast
• Latus - flank
• Coxa - hip
• Genu - knee
• Pes - foot

• Vertex - Crown
• Occiput - back of head
• Collum - neck
• Dorsum - back
• Lumbus - loin
• Natis - buttock
• Calx - heel