Regional Terms

cephalic

• whole head
• back of the head
• eye
• check

occipital

• back of the head
• mouth
• eye
• back of the elbow

vertebral

• spinal column
• hips
• pelvis
• heel

scapular

• spinal column
• shoulder blade
• between hips
• breastbone

olecranal

• back of the elbow
• back of the knee
• back of the head
• eye

lumbar

• lower back
• upper back
• back of the head
• spinal column

sacral

• between hips
• shoulder blade
• front of the knee
• breastbone

gluteal

• buttocks
• lower back
• between hips
• groin

femoral

• thigh
• fingers
• foot
• arm

popliteal

• back of the knee
• back of the elbow
• front of the knee
• front of the elbow