List of human anatomical regions

This illustration labeled regions of the human body show an anterior and posterior view of the body.

Regions

• The cranial region includes the upper part of the head while the
• facial region includes 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 trunk of the body contains, from superior to inferior,

• 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 umbilical region is located around the navel
• the coxal region (hip region) encompassing the lateral (side) of hips
• the pubic region encompassing the area above the genitals.

The pelvis and legs contain, from superior to inferior,

• the inguinal or groin region between the thigh and the abdomen,
• the pubic region surrounding the genitals,
• the femoral region encompassing the thighs,
• the patellar region encompassing the front of the knee,
• the crural region encompassing the lower leg, between the knee and ankle,
• 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 regions of the upper limbs, from superior to inferior, are

• 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 posterior view contains, from superior to inferior,

• 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 regions of the back of the arms, from superior to inferior, include

• 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 posterior regions of the legs, from superior to inferior, include

• 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.

Some regions are combined into larger regions. These include the trunk, which is a combination of the thoracic, mammary, abdominal, navel, and coxal regions. The cephalic region is a combination of all of the head regions. The upper limb region is a combination of all of the arm regions. The lower limb region is a combination of all of the leg regions.

Deprecated or older regions

 

Older set of terminology shown in Parts of the Human Body: Posterior and Anterior View from the 1933 edition of Sir Henry Morris' Human Anatomy.

Many of these terms are medical latin terms that have fallen into disuse.

Front:

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

Back:

• Vertex - Crown ^[a]
• Occiput - back of head
• Collum - neck
• Dorsum - back ^[b]
• Lumbus - loin
• Natis - buttock
• Calx - heel

See also

• Anatomical terms of location
• Human anatomical terms
• Human anatomy
• Human brain

References

Notes

1. Still used to describe the head of a fetus.
2. No longer used commonly as an anatomical region, but still used as a term to describe relative location