INTRODUCTION 



lower extremity [extremitas inferior] includes thigh [femur], leg [crus], and foot 

 [pes]. 



Each of the parts mentioned has further subdivisions, as indicated in fig. 1. 

 The cranium includes : crown [vertex] ; hack of the head [occiput] ; frontal region 

 [sinciput], including forehead [frons]; temples [tempora]; ears [aures], including 

 auricles [auriculae]. 



A, Posterior view. B, Anterior view. 



Fig. 1. — Parts op the Human Body. 



!RTEX] 



rCRANlUM\ 

 HEAD 1 , 



[CAPUT] ) FACE K 

 ([FACIES]1 



FOREHEAD [frons] 



EYE [OCULUS] 

 EAR [AURTS] 

 NOSE [NASUS] 

 MOUTH [OS] 



The face includes the regions of the eye [oculus], nose [nasus], and 77iouth [os], 

 the subdivisions of which will be given later under the appropriate sections. 



The thorax includes: hreast [pectus] ; mammary gland [mamma]; and thoracic 

 cavity [cavum thoracis]. The hack [dorsum] includes the vertebral column 

 [columna vertebralis]. The abdomen includes: navel [umbihcus]; flank [latus]; 

 groin [inguen]; loin [lumbus]; and the ahdominal cavity [cavum abdominis].^ The 

 pelvis includes: pelvic cavity [cavum pelvis]; genital organs [organa genitalia], 



