Regional Positions/body Planes/directional Terms

Front 1

Abdominal

Back 1

Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs (Anterior Body)

Front 2

Acromial

Back 2

Point of shoulder (Anterior Body)

Front 3

Antecubital

Back 3

Forearm (Anterior Body)

Front 4

Axillary

Back 4

Armpit (Anterior Body)

Front 5

Brachial

Back 5

Arm (Anterior Body)

Front 6

Buccal

Back 6

Cheek Area (Anterior Body)

Front 7

Carpal

Back 7

Wrist (Anterior Body)

Front 8

Cervical

Back 8

Neck Region (Anterior Body)

Front 9

Coxal

Back 9

Hip (Anterior Body)

Front 10

Crural

Back 10

Leg (Anterior Body)

Front 11

Deltoid

Back 11

Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle (Anterior Body)

Front 12

Digital

Back 12

Fingers, Toes (Anterior Body)

Front 13

Femoral

Back 13

Thigh (Anterior Body)

Front 14

Fibular

Back 14

Lateral part of leg (Anterior Body)

Front 15

Frontal

Back 15

Forehead (Anterior Body)

Front 16

Inguinal

Back 16

Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin (Anterior Body)

Front 17

Mental

Back 17

Chin (Anterior Body)

Front 18

Nasal

Back 18

Nose area (Anterior Body)

Front 19

Oral

Back 19

Mouth (Anterior Body)

Front 20

Orbital

Back 20

Eye (Anterior Body)

Front 21

Deltoid

Back 21

Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle (Anterior Body)

Front 22

Deltoid

Back 22

Curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle (Anterior Body)

Front 23

Digital

Back 23

Fingers, Toes (Anterior Body)

Front 24

Digital

Back 24

Fingers, Toes

Front 25

Femoral

Back 25

Thigh (Anterior Body)

Front 26

Femoral

Back 26

Thigh

Front 27

Fibular

Back 27

Lateral part of leg

Front 28

Fibular

Back 28

Lateral part of leg

Front 29

Frontal

Back 29

Forehead

Front 30

Frontal

Back 30

Forehead

Front 31

Inguinal

Back 31

Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

Front 32

Inguinal

Back 32

Area where thigh meets body trunk; groin

Front 33

Mental

Back 33

Chin

Front 34

Mental

Back 34

Chin

Front 35

Nasal

Back 35

Nose area

Front 36

Nasal

Back 36

Nose area

Front 37

Oral

Back 37

Mouth

Front 38

Oral

Back 38

Mouth

Front 39

Orbital

Back 39

Eye area

Front 40

Orbital

Back 40

Eye area

Front 41

Patellar

Back 41

Anterior Knee

Front 42

Pelvic

Back 42

Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly

Front 43

Pubic

Back 43

Genital region

Front 44

Sternal

Back 44

Breastbone area

Front 45

Tarsal

Back 45

Ankle region

Front 46

Umbilical

Back 46

Navel

Front 47

Calcaneal

Back 47

Heel of Foot (Posterior body)

Front 48

Cephalic

Back 48

Head (Posterior body)

Front 49

Femoral

Back 49

Thigh (Posterior body)

Front 50

Gluteal

Back 50

Buttock (Posterior body)

Front 51

Lumbar

Back 51

Area of back between ribs and hips, the loin (Posterior body)

Front 52

Occipital

Back 52

Posterior surface of head or base of skull (Posterior body)

Front 53

Olecranal

Back 53

Posterior surface of elbow (Posterior body)

Front 54

Popliteal

Back 54

Posterior knee area (Posterior body)

Front 55

Sacral

Back 55

area between hips (Posterior body)

Front 56

Scapular

Back 56

Shoulder Blade Region (Posterior body)

Front 57

Sural

Back 57

The posterior surface of leg; the calf (Posterior body)

Front 58

Vertebral

Back 58

Area of spinal column (Posterior body)