Chapter 1: basic terms

Question 1

Frons

Answer 1

forehead, frontal

Question 2

Cranium

Answer 2

skull, cranial

Question 3

facies

Answer 3

face, facial

Question 4

Oris

Answer 4

mouth, oral

Question 5

Mentis

Answer 5

chin, mental

Question 6

Axilla

Answer 6

armpit, axillary

Question 7

brachium

Answer 7

arm, brachial

Question 8

anticubitus

Answer 8

front of the elbow, antecubital

Question 9

antebrachium

Answer 9

forearm, antebrachial

Question 10

carpus

Answer 10

wrist, carpal

Question 11

pollex

Answer 11

thumb

Question 12

digits

Answer 12

fingers, digital or phalangeal

also for toes

Question 13

patella

Answer 13

kneecap, patellar

Question 14

crus

Answer 14

leg, crural

Question 15

tarsus

Answer 15

ankle, tarsal

Question 16

hallux

Answer 16

big toe

Question 17

oculus

Answer 17

eye, orbital or ocular

Question 18

aurus

Answer 18

ear, otic or auricular

Question 19

nasus

Answer 19

nose, nasal

Question 20

bucca

Answer 20

cheek, buccal

Question 21

thoracis

Answer 21

thorax/chest, thoracic

Question 22

mamma

Answer 22

breast, mammary

Question 23

abdomen

Answer 23

abdominal

Question 24

umbilicus

Answer 24

naval, umbilical

Question 25

pelvis

Answer 25

pelvic

Question 26

inguen

Answer 26

groin, inguinal

Question 27

pubis

Answer 27

pubic

Question 28

femur

Answer 28

thigh, femoral

Question 29

pes

Answer 29

foot, pedal

Question 30

shoulder

Answer 30

acromion

Question 31

dorsum

Answer 31

back, dorsal

Question 32

olecranon

Answer 32

back of the elbow, olecranal

Question 33

lumbus

Answer 33

loin, lumbar

Question 34

manus

Answer 34

hand, manual

Question 35

gluteus

Answer 35

butt, gluteal

Question 36

popliteus

Answer 36

back of the knee, popliteal

Question 37

sura

Answer 37

calf, sural

Question 38

calcaneus

Answer 38

heel of foot, calcaneal

Question 39

planta

Answer 39

sole of foot, planta

Question 40

cephalon

Answer 40

head, cephalic

Question 41

cervicis

Answer 41

neck, cervical

Question 42

nucha

Answer 42

nape/back of the neck, nuchal

Question 43

caudal

Answer 43

inferior, closer to feet

Question 44

ventral

Answer 44

anterior, closer to front

Question 45

dorsal

Answer 45

posterior, towards back

Question 46

sagittal plane

Answer 46

also known as median plane, divides into left and right

Question 47

parasagittal plane

Answer 47

divides body into left and right segments that are not equal in size

Question 48

coronal plane

Answer 48

frontal plane, divides into anterior and posterior parts