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Label the Body Regions

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Head Region

  • The cranial region or cephalic region is the head and 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.

 

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

  • the thoracic region encompassing the chest
  • the mammary region encompassing each breast
  • the pectoral region encompassing the muscles of the chest
  • the sternal region encompassing the sternum
  • the abdominal region encompassing the stomach area
  • the umbilicus, or navel,icenter of the abdomen
  • the coxal region encompassing the hip area
  • the pubic region encompassing the area above the genitals.

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 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 dorsal region refers to the entire backside
  • the acromial region where the shoulders bones are found
  • the thoracic region is the upper part of the back (also chest)
  • the lumbar region encompassing the lower back.
  • the sacral region occurring at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks.

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 plantar region encompassing the sole of the foot.

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This page titled Label the Body Regions is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Shannan Muskopf (Biology Corner) .

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