Body Regions

Question 1

abdominal (ab-dom’i-nal)

Answer 1

The region between the thorax and pelvis.

Question 2

acromial (ah-kro’me-al)

Answer 2

The point of the shoulder

Question 3

antebrachial (an”te-bra’ke-al)

Answer 3

The forearm.

Question 4

antecubital (an”te-ku’bi-tal)

Answer 4

The space in front of the elbow.

Question 5

axillary (ak’si-ler’e)

Answer 5

The armpit.

Question 6

brachial (brake-al)

Answer 6

The arm.

Question 7

buccal (buk’al)

Answer 7

The cheek.

Question 8

calcaneal (kal-ka’-nee-al)

Answer 8

The heel.

Question 9

carpal (kar’pal)

Answer 9

The wrist

Question 10

celiac (se’le-ak)

Answer 10

The abdomen.

Question 11

cephalic (se-falik)

Answer 11

The head.

Question 12

cervical (ser’vĩ-kal)

Answer 12

The neck.

Question 13

costal (kos’tal)

Answer 13

The ribs.

Question 14

coxal (kok’sal)

Answer 14

The hip.

Question 15

crural (kroor’al)

Answer 15

The leg.

Question 16

cubital (ku’bĩ-tal)

Answer 16

The elbow.

Question 17

digital (dij’i-tal)

Answer 17

The finger or toe.

Question 18

dorsal (dor’sal)

Answer 18

The back.

Question 19

femoral (fem’or-al)

Answer 19

The thigh.

Question 20

frontal (frun’tal)

Answer 20

The forehead.

Question 21

genital (jen’T-tal)

Answer 21

The external reproductive organs.

Question 22

gluteal (gloo’te-al)

Answer 22

The buttocks.

Question 23

inguinal (ing’gwĩ-nal)

Answer 23

The groin-the depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh.

Question 24

mammary (mam’er-ē)

Answer 24

The breast.

Question 25

lumbar (lum’bar)

Answer 25

The loin-the region of the lower back between the ribs and the pelvis.

Question 26

mental (men’tal)

Answer 26

the chin

Question 27

nasal (nã’zal)

Answer 27

The nose.

Question 28

occipital (ok-sip’ĩ-tal)

Answer 28

The lower posterior region of the head.

Question 29

oral (oral)

Answer 29

The mouth.

Question 30

orbital (or’bi-tal)

Answer 30

The bony socket of the eye.

Question 31

pedal (ped’al)

Answer 31

The foot

Question 32

palmar (pahl’mar)

Answer 32

The palm of the hand.

Question 33

patellar (pah-tel’ar)

Answer 33

The front of the knee.

Question 34

pectoral (pek’tor-al)

Answer 34

The anterior chest.

Question 35

pelvic (pel’vik)

Answer 35

The pelvis.

Question 36

popliteal (pop”lĩ-te’al)

Answer 36

The area behind the knee

Question 37

perineal (per”i-ne’al)

Answer 37

The perineum-The inferior-most region of the trunk between the buttocks and the thighs.

Question 38

plantar (plan’tar)

Answer 38

The sole of the foot.

Question 39

sacral (sa’kral)

Answer 39

The posterior region between the hip bones.

Question 40

sternal (ster’nal)

Answer 40

The middle of the thorax

Question 41

sural (su’ral)

Answer 41

The calf of the leg.

Question 42

tarsal (tahr’sal)

Answer 42

The ankle.

Question 43

umbilical (um-bil’i-kal)

Answer 43

The navel.

Question 44

vertebral (ver’te-bral)

Answer 44

the spinal column