Directional & Regional Terms

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849
Across
  1. 3. neck region
  2. 8. forehead
  3. 9. also known as internal; away from the body surface
  4. 11. area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
  5. 13. lateral part of the leg
  6. 19. forearm
  7. 20. posterior surface of elbow
  8. 21. area between neck and abdomen
  9. 22. away from the midline of the body
  10. 28. anterior leg; shin
  11. 29. ankle region
  12. 31. also known as cephalic; toward the head or upper part of the body
  13. 32. buttock
  14. 33. cheek area
  15. 35. relating to the chest
  16. 38. point of shoulder
  17. 40. breastbone area
  18. 42. toward the midline of the body
  19. 44. mouth
  20. 45. base of skull; posterior surface of head
  21. 46. curve of shoulder formed by large deltoid muscle
  22. 47. fingers;toes
  23. 48. arm
  24. 49. head
Down
  1. 1. navel
  2. 2. sole of foot
  3. 4. anterior body trunk inferior to the ribs
  4. 5. armpit
  5. 6. heel of foot
  6. 7. thigh
  7. 10. also know as dorsal; toward the backside of the body
  8. 12. nose area
  9. 14. genital region
  10. 15. posterior surface of leg
  11. 16. anterior knee
  12. 17. posterior knee area
  13. 18. away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body
  14. 23. anterior surface of elbow
  15. 24. farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment
  16. 25. area of spinal column
  17. 26. close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
  18. 27. hip
  19. 30. the loin; area of back between ribs and hips
  20. 34. wrist
  21. 36. also known as ventral; toward the front of the body
  22. 37. eye area
  23. 39. between a more medial and more lateral structure
  24. 40. area between hips at base of spine
  25. 41. also known as external; toward or at the body surface
  26. 42. chin
  27. 43. shoulder blade region