List of human anatomical regions

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This illustration, labeled "Regions of the human body", shows anterior and posterior views of the body.

## Contents

* 1 Regions
* 2 Deprecated or older regions
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 Notes

## 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[1]
* 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 [lower-alpha 1]
* Occiput \- back of head
* Collum \- neck
* Dorsum \- back [lower-alpha 2]
* Lumbus \- loin
* Natis \- buttock
* Calx \- heel

## See also

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

## References

1. ↑ Kudzinskas, A.; Callahan, AL. (30 July 2023). Anatomy, Thorax. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 32491642. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557710/. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

## 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

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