Occipital (base of skull)

Nuchal (back of neck)

Cranial (skull)

Scapular (shoulder blade)

Dorsal(back)

Vertebral (spinal column)

Acromial (point of shoulder)

Olecranon (point of elbow)

Lumbar (loin)

Trunk

Upper limb

Sacral (between hips)

Dorsum (back of hand)

Gluteal (buttock)

Perineal (perineum)

Popliteal (hollow behind knee)

(b)

Sural (calf)

Lower limb

FIGURE 1.10 (continued)

( b ) Posterior view.

Plantar (sole)

Calcaneal (heel)

(a) Quadrants

(b) Regions

FIGURE 1.11 Subdivisions of the Abdomen

Lines are superimposed over internal organs to demonstrate the subdivisions they lie in. ( a ) Abdominal quadrants. ( b ) There are nine abdominal regions.

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