Body Orientation: Body Regions

Question 1

Abdominal Cavity

Answer 1

abdominal region

Question 2

Abdominopelvic region

Answer 2

Trunk, inferior to thoracic region

Question 3

Ankle Region Description

Answer 3

• Subdivision of foot

- skin, muscles and tendons, nerves and vessels around distal ends of tibia and fibula and talus

Question 4

Upper limb (distal) 
between elbow and wrist joints

Answer 4

Antebrachial region

Question 5

Antebrachial region descriptions (2)

Answer 5

• subdivision of upper limb

- skin, muscles, nerves and vessels around radius and ulna

Question 6

Forearm region aka

Answer 6

Antebrachial region

Question 7

Anterior cervical region location

Answer 7

neck, anterior to sternocleidomastoid region

Question 8

Anterior leg region description

Answer 8

• Subdivision of leg
• Includes anterior and lateral muscular compartments
• Anterior border of shaft of tibia (shin) is subcutaneous
• Skin, muscles, tendons, nerves, and vessels anterior to intermuscular septum of leg and interosseous membrane of leg

Question 9

Region including external ear

Answer 9

auricular region

Question 10

Axillary Region location (2)

Answer 10

• thoracic region (inferior to shoulder joint)

- between upper arm and lateral thoracic wall

Question 11

back location

Answer 11

trunk (posterior)

between neck region and tip of coccyx

Question 12

back description

Answer 12

formed by skin and subcutaneous tissue, muscles, vertebral column (inferior to cervical region, ribs, and spinal cord and meninges

Question 13

upper limb (proximal) between glenohumeral (shoulder) and Elbow joints

Answer 13

brachial region

Question 14

region of cheek

Answer 14

Buccal region

Question 15

carpal region (2)

Answer 15

• wrist region

- subdivision of hand

Question 16

cranial region (2)

Answer 16

• superior part of head

- region of cranial cavity

Question 17

cubital region location

Answer 17

• upper limb

- anterior and posterior aspects of elbow

Question 18

what is included in the cubital region

Answer 18

• Includes cubital fossa, a shallow triangular depression on anterior aspect of elbow
• Important structures related to cubital fossa include: median cubital vein, brachial artery and its primary branches (e.g., radial and ulnar arteries), median and radial nerves, and biceps brachii tendon

Question 19

deltoid region

Answer 19

upper limbs (proximal end) aka shoulder

Question 20

Includes: great (digit 1 or hallux), second (digit 2), third (digit 3), fourth (digit 4), and fifth or little (digit 5)

Answer 20

digits of foot

Question 21

thumb (digit 1 or pollex), and index (digit 2), middle (digit 3), ring (digit 4), and little (digit 5)

Answer 21

digits of hand

Question 22

dorsum of foot

Answer 22

superiorly in anatomical position (top of foot)

Question 23

top of hand

Answer 23

Dorsum of hand

Question 24

femoral region whats included

Answer 24

skin muscle tendons, nerves and vessels around femur

Question 25

Anatomical and functional subdivisions: hindfoot (talus and calcaneus), midfoot (navicular, cuboid, and cuneiforms), and forefoot (metatarsals and phalanges of toes)

Answer 25

foot region

Question 26

frontal region

Answer 26

forehead (Frontal bone)

Question 27

Contains brain and organs of special sense (vision, hearing and equilibrium, smell, and taste)

Answer 27

Head

Question 28

lateral cervical region location

Answer 28

neck, between posterior cervical and sternocleidomastoid (scm)

Question 29

Limb that, in anatomical position, extends inferiorly from trunk

Answer 29

lower limb

Question 30

lumbar region

Answer 30

subdivision of back

Question 31

region of chin

Answer 31

Mental region | related to anterior aspect of mandible

Question 32

Contains larynx and trachea, cervical part of spinal cord, parts pharynx and esophagus, and thyroid and parathyroid glands

Answer 32

neck

Question 33

posterior region of head

Answer 33

Occipital region related to occipital bone

Question 34

Related to the orbits, the bony cavity that contain the eyes and accessory structures

Answer 34

orbital region

Question 35

palmer region is

Answer 35

hand proximal (palm of hand)

Question 36

parietal region location

Answer 36

head lateral superior

Question 37

Its located on the head (lateral) inferior to auricular region

Answer 37

``` parotid region (related to parotid salivary gland and ramus of mandible) ```

Question 38

pectoral region

Answer 38

thoracic region (anterior)

Question 39

perineal region is subdivision of what

Answer 39

trunk

Question 40

popliteal fossa location

Answer 40

posterior portion of knee

Question 41

posterior cervical region location

Answer 41

posterior aspects of neck

Question 42

what are the three subdivisions of the cervical aka neck?

Answer 42

anterior region (also known as anterior triangle), lateral region (also known as posterior triangle), and posterior region

Question 43

sacral region

Answer 43

inferior back includes sacrum and attached muscles

Question 44

scapular region aka

Answer 44

shoulder blade

Question 45

location of scapular region

Answer 45

superolateral back

Question 46

sternocleidomastoid region

Answer 46

between anterior and later cervical regions

Question 47

Which two regions does the sternocleidomastoid region divide

Answer 47

anterior and lateral cervical region

Question 48

part of cranial region related to temporal bone

Answer 48

temporal region

Question 49

superior part of trunk, between neck and abdomen

Answer 49

thoracic region aka chest

Question 50

triangle of auscultation description

Answer 50

Small, triangular gap between trapezius and latissimus dorsi muscles and inferior part of medial scapular border

Question 51

Limb that, in anatomical position, is suspended from the shoulder and lies along lateral aspect of trunk and superior aspect of lower limb

Answer 51

upper limb

Question 52

vertebral region location

Answer 52

posterior cervical and back regions (midline)

Question 53

zygomatic region location (3)

Answer 53

head Lateral inferior to orbital superior to buccal region