| A | B |
|---|
| abdominal | anterior body trunk inferior ribs |
| acromial | point of shoulder |
| antecubital | anterior surface elbow |
| axillary | armpit |
| brachial | arm |
| buccal | cheek area |
| carpal | wrist |
| cervical | neck region |
| coxal | hip |
| crural | leg |
| deltoid | curve of shoulder formed by a large muscle |
| digital | fingers,toes |
| femoral | thigh |
| fibular | lateral part of leg |
| frontal | forehead |
| inguinal | area where body meets body truck, groin |
| nasal | nose area |
| oral | mouth |
| orbital | eye area |
| patellar | anterior knee |
| pelvic | area overlaying the pelvis anterior |
| pubic | genital region |
| sternal | breastbone |
| tarsal | ankle region |
| thoracic | chest |
| umbilical | naval |
| calcaneal | heel foot |
| cephalic | head |
| femoral | thigh |
| gluteal | buttock |
| lumbar | area of back between ribs and hips |
| occipital | posterior surface head |
| olecranal | posterior surface of elbow |
| popliteal | posterior knee area |
| sacral | area between hips |
| scapular | shoulder blade region |
| sural | the posterior surface of lower leg; the calf |
| vertebral | area of spine |
| plantar | sole region of the foot |
| transverse section | cut along horizontal plane, dividing body or parts into sections |
| coronal | lengthwise cut that divides the body or organ into anterior and posterior parts |
| sagital section | divides the body into right and left parts |
| superior | toward the head or upper part of structure |
| inferior | away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure |
| ventral | toward the front of the body |
| dorsal | toward the backside of the body |
| medial | toward or at the midline of the body |
| lateral | away from the midline of the body |
| proximal | point of attachment to the body |
| distal | furthest from the origin of a body part |
| superficial | toward or at the body surface |
| deep | away from the body surface; more internal |
