Body Region Terms

Question 1

Antebrachial

Answer 1

Forearm

Question 2

Antecubital

Answer 2

Inner elbow

Question 3

Axillary

Answer 3

Armpit

Question 4

Brachial

Answer 4

Bicep

Question 5

Buccal

Answer 5

Cheek

Question 6

Calcaneal

Answer 6

Heal

Question 7

Acromial

Answer 7

Collar bone

Question 7

Carpal

Answer 7

Hand and wrist

Question 9

Cephalic

Answer 9

Head

Question 10

Cervical

Answer 10

Neck

Question 11

Coxal

Answer 11

Hip

Question 12

Cranial

Answer 12

Head

Question 13

Crural

Answer 13

Shin

Question 14

Digital

Answer 14

Fingers

Question 15

Facial

Answer 15

Face

Question 16

Frontal

Answer 16

Forehead

Question 17

Gluteal

Answer 17

Butt cheek

Question 18

Inguinal

Answer 18

Where hips meet trunk

Question 19

Lumbar

Answer 19

Lower back

Question 20

Mammary

Answer 20

Nipple of breast

Question 21

Mental

Answer 21

Lower jaw

Question 22

Nasal

Answer 22

Around nose

Question 23

Nuchal

Answer 23

Below scull on back of head

Question 24

Occipital

Answer 24

Back of scull

Question 25

Oral

Answer 25

Mouth

Question 26

Orbital

Answer 26

Eye

Question 27

Palmar

Answer 27

Region of hand

Question 28

Patellar

Answer 28

Knee cap

Question 29

Pectoral

Answer 29

Muscle in chest

Question 30

Pedal

Answer 30

Foot

Question 31

Plantar

Answer 31

Bottom of foot

Question 32

Popliteal

Answer 32

Back of knee

Question 33

Pubic

Answer 33

Genitals

Question 34

Sacral

Answer 34

Hip connects to back

Question 35

Scapular

Answer 35

Shoulder blade

Question 36

Sternal

Answer 36

Breast bone

Question 37

Tarsal

Answer 37

Foot bones

Question 38

Thoracic

Answer 38

Chest

Question 39

Umbilical

Answer 39

Belly button

Question 40

Vertebral

Answer 40

Anything along spine

Question 41

Left

Answer 41

To the left of the body( not your left, the subjects)

Question 42

Right

Answer 42

To the right of the body or structure being studied

Question 43

Lateral

Answer 43

Toward the side; away from the midsaggital plane

Question 44

Medial

Answer 44

Toward the midsaggital plane; away from the side

Question 45

Anterior

Answer 45

Toward the front of the body (ventral)

Question 46

Posterior

Answer 46

Toward the back (rear) (dorsal)

Question 47

Superior

Answer 47

Toward the top of the body (cranial, Cephalad)

Question 48

Inferior

Answer 48

Toward the bottom of the body (caudal)

Question 49

Dorsal

Answer 49

Along (or toward) the vertebral surface of the body

Question 50

Ventral

Answer 50

Along (toward) the belly surface of the body

Question 51

Caudad (caudal)

Answer 51

Toward the tail

Question 52

Cephalad

Answer 52

Toward the head

Question 53

Proximal

Answer 53

Toward the trunk (closer)

Question 54

Distal

Answer 54

Away from the trunk or point of attachment (distant)

Question 55

Visceral

Answer 55

Toward an internal organ

Question 56

Parietal

Answer 56

Toward the wall: away from internal structures

Question 57

Abdominal

Answer 57

Center of body/trunk

Question 58

Deep

Answer 58

Toward the inside of a part; away from the surface. (Inside)

Question 59

Superficial

Answer 59

Toward the surface of a part, away from the inside. (Outside)

Question 60

Medullary

Answer 60

Refers to an inner region, or medulla (middle)

Question 61

Cortical

Answer 61

Refers to an outer region or cortex