Anatomical Terms

Question 1

cephalic

Answer 1

head

Question 2

cervical

Answer 2

neck

Question 3

axillary

Answer 3

armpit

Question 4

cranial

Answer 4

skull

Question 5

facial

Answer 5

face

Question 6

brachial

Answer 6

arm (above elbow)

Question 7

antecubital

Answer 7

front of elbow

Question 8

antebrachial

Answer 8

forearm

Question 9

carpal

Answer 9

wrist

Question 10

palmar/volar

Answer 10

palm

Question 11

digital/phalangeal

Answer 11

fingers or toes

Question 12

femoral

Answer 12

thigh

Question 13

patellar

Answer 13

anterior surface of knee

Question 14

crural

Answer 14

leg (shin area)

Question 15

pedal

Answer 15

foot

Question 16

tarsal

Answer 16

ankle

Question 17

frontal

Answer 17

forehead

Question 18

temporal

Answer 18

temple

Question 19

orbital/ocular

Answer 19

eye

Question 20

otic

Answer 20

ear

Question 21

buccal

Answer 21

cheek

Question 22

nasal

Answer 22

nose

Question 23

oral

Answer 23

mouth

Question 24

mental

Answer 24

chin

Question 25

sternal

Answer 25

breastbone

Question 26

mammary

Answer 26

breast

Question 27

umbilical

Answer 27

navel

Question 28

coxal

Answer 28

hip

Question 29

inguinal

Answer 29

groin

Question 30

pollex

Answer 30

thumb

Question 31

hallux

Answer 31

big toe

Question 32

manual

Answer 32

hand

Question 33

dorsum

Answer 33

top of the foot/back of hand

Question 34

pubic

Answer 34

pubis

Question 35

trunk

Answer 35

collarbone to pubis

Question 36

thoracic

Answer 36

chest

Question 37

abdominal

Answer 37

abdomen

Question 38

occipital

Answer 38

base of skull

Question 39

scapular

Answer 39

shoulder blade

Question 40

vertebral

Answer 40

spinal column

Question 41

dorsal

Answer 41

back/relating to backside of body

Question 42

ventral

Answer 42

relating to belly side of the body

Question 43

anterior

Answer 43

front of body

Question 44

posterior

Answer 44

back of body

Question 45

lumbar

Answer 45

loin

Question 46

olecranal/cubital

Answer 46

back of elbow

Question 47

sacral

Answer 47

between hips

Question 48

gluteal

Answer 48

buttock

Question 49

perineal

Answer 49

region of anus and external genitals

Question 50

popliteal

Answer 50

hollow behind knee

Question 51

sural

Answer 51

calf

Question 52

plantar

Answer 52

sole of the foot

Question 53

calcaneal

Answer 53

heel

Question 54

lower limb

Answer 54

hip to foot

Question 55

upper limb

Answer 55

shoulder to hand

Question 56

superior

Answer 56

toward the head, higher position

Question 57

cranial

Answer 57

relating to skull or head, toward the head

Question 58

inferior

Answer 58

below or lower in position

Question 59

rostral

Answer 59

relating to the nose and mouth region, toward the face

Question 60

caudal

Answer 60

relating to the tail, at or near the tail or posterior part of the body. only used in references within trunk

Question 61

medial

Answer 61

nearer to midline of body

Question 62

lateral

Answer 62

farther from the midline of the body, on side of

Question 63

intermediate

Answer 63

between two structures

Question 64

ipsilateral

Answer 64

same side of the body’s midline as another structure

Question 65

contralateral

Answer 65

opposite side of the body’s midline as another structure

Question 66

proximal

Answer 66

nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk

Question 67

distal

Answer 67

farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk

Question 68

superficial

Answer 68

toward the surface of the body

Question 69

deep

Answer 69

away from the surface of the body

Question 70

external

Answer 70

toward the outside of a structure (typically used when describing relationships of individual organs)

Question 71

internal

Answer 71

toward the inside of a structure (typically used when describing relationships of individual organs)

Question 72

cranial cavity

Answer 72

formed by cranial bones and contains brain

Question 73

vertebral canal

Answer 73

formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves

Question 74

thoracic cavity

Answer 74

chest cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and mediastinum

Question 75

pleural cavity

Answer 75

each surrounds a lung; the serous membrane of pleural cavity is the pleura

Question 76

pericardial cavity

Answer 76

surrounds the heart; serous membrane of the pericardial cavity is the pericardium

Question 77

Mediastinum

Answer 77

Central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs, extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm; contains

Question 78

right upper quadrant

Answer 78

1) liver
2) gall bladder
3) right kidney
4) portions of stomach
5) portions of small intestine
6) portions of large intestine

Question 79

left upper quadrant

Answer 79

1) left lobe of liver
2) stomach
3) pancreas
4) left kidney
5) spleen
6) portions of small intestine
7) portions of large intestine

Question 80

right lower quadrant

Answer 80

1) cecum
2) appendix
3) portions of small intestine
4) right ovary or spermatic cord
5) right ureter

Question 81

left lower quadrant

Answer 81

1) most of small intestine
2) portions of large intestine
3) left ovary or spermatic cord
4) left ureter