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Body Regions and Cavities in Anatomy & Physiology

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  • Cephalic region
    The head area, including frontal (forehead), orbital (eye), nasal (nose), buccal (cheek), oral (mouth), otic (ear), and occipital (back of head) regions.
  • Frontal region
    The forehead area of the cephalic region.
  • Orbital region
    The area surrounding the eye.
  • Nasal region
    The nose area.
  • Buccal region
    The cheek area.
  • Oral region
    The mouth area.
  • Otic region
    The ear area.
  • Occipital region
    The back of the head.
  • Cervical region
    The neck area.
  • Acromial region
    The shoulder area.
  • Brachial region
    The arm area between shoulder and elbow.
  • Antebrachial region
    The forearm area between elbow and wrist.
  • Carpal region
    The wrist area.
  • Manus region
    The hand area, including metacarpal (back of hand), palmar (palm), and digital (fingers).
  • Thoracic region
    The chest area, including sternal (breastbone) and mammary (breast) regions.
  • Abdominal region
    The abdomen area, including umbilical (navel) region.
  • Pelvic region
    The lower abdomen area above the genital region.
  • Inguinal region
    The groin area where the thigh meets the pelvis.
  • Gluteal region
    The buttock area.
  • Femoral region
    The thigh area.
  • Patellar region
    The front of the knee.
  • Popliteal region
    The back of the knee.
  • Crural region
    The leg area between knee and ankle.
  • Sural region
    The calf area.
  • Fibular (peroneal) region
    The side of the leg.
  • Pedal region
    The foot area, including tarsal (ankle), calcaneal (heel), metatarsal (top of foot), digital (toes), plantar (sole), and hallux (big toe).
  • Back (dorsal) region
    The posterior side of the body, including vertebral (spine) and scapular (shoulder blade) regions.
  • Perineal region
    The area between the anus and external genitalia.