Chatper 1 Anatomical Regions and Directional Terms

Question 1

Head

Answer 1

Cephalic

Question 2

Skull

Answer 2

Cranial

Question 3

Face

Answer 3

Facial

Question 4

Neck

Answer 4

Cervical

Question 5

Armpit

Answer 5

Axillary

Question 6

Arm

Answer 6

Brachial

Question 7

Front of Elbow

Answer 7

Antecubital

Question 8

Forearm

Answer 8

Antebrachial

Question 9

Wrist

Answer 9

Carpal

Question 10

Palm

Answer 10

Palmar or Volar

Question 11

Fingers

Answer 11

Digital or phalangeal

Question 12

Thigh

Answer 12

Femoral

Question 13

Anterior Surface of the Knee

Answer 13

Patellar

Question 14

Foot

Answer 14

Pedal

Question 15

Ankle

Answer 15

Tarsal

Question 16

Toes

Answer 16

Digital or Phalangeal

Question 17

Great Toe

Answer 17

Hallux

Question 18

Top of Foot

Answer 18

Dorsum

Question 19

Pubis

Answer 19

Pubic

Question 20

Hand

Answer 20

Manual

Question 21

Thumb

Answer 21

Pollex

Question 22

Groin

Answer 22

Inguinal

Question 23

Hip

Answer 23

Coxal

Question 24

Navel (Belly button area)

Answer 24

Umbilical

Question 25

Pelvis

Answer 25

Pelvic

Question 26

Abdomen

Answer 26

Abdominal

Question 27

Breast

Answer 27

Mammary

Question 28

Breastbone

Answer 28

Sternal

Question 29

Chin

Answer 29

Mental

Question 30

Mouth

Answer 30

Oral

Question 31

Nose

Answer 31

Nasal

Question 32

Cheek

Answer 32

Buccal

Question 33

Ear

Answer 33

Otic

Question 34

Eye

Answer 34

Orbital or Ocular

Question 35

Temple

Answer 35

Temporal

Question 36

Forehead

Answer 36

Frontal

Question 37

Chest

Answer 37

Thoracic

Question 38

Base of skull

Answer 38

Occipital

Question 39

Shoulder Blade

Answer 39

Scapular

Question 40

Spinal Column

Answer 40

Vertebral

Question 41

Back of Elbow

Answer 41

Olencranal or cubital

Question 42

Between Hips

Answer 42

Sacral

Question 43

Back

Answer 43

Dorsal

Question 44

Loin

Answer 44

Lumbar

Question 45

Buttock

Answer 45

Gluteal

Question 46

Region of anus and external genitals

Answer 46

Perineal

Question 47

Back of Hand

Answer 47

Dorsum

Question 48

Hollow behind knee

Answer 48

Popliteal

Question 49

Calf

Answer 49

Sural

Question 50

Sole

Answer 50

Plantar

Question 51

Heel

Answer 51

Calcaneal

Question 52

Toward the head, or the upper part of a structure

Answer 52

Superior (cephalic or cranial)

Question 53

Away from the head, or the lower part of a structure

Answer 53

Inferior (caudal)

Question 54

Nearer to or at the front of the body

Answer 54

Anterior (ventral)

Question 55

Nearer to or at the back of the body

Answer 55

Posterior (Dorsal)

Question 56

Nearer to the midline

Answer 56

Medial

Question 57

Farther from the midline

Answer 57

Lateral

Question 58

Between two structures

Answer 58

Intermediate

Question 59

On the same side of the body as another structure

Answer 59

Ipsilateral

Question 60

On the opposite side of the body from another structures

Answer 60

contralateral

Question 61

Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the truck; nearer to the origination of a structure

Answer 61

Proximal

Question 62

Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk; farther from the origination of a structure

Answer 62

Distal

Question 63

Toward or on the surface of the body

Answer 63

Superficial

Question 64

Away from the surface of the body

Answer 64

Deep

Question 65

Imaginary line that divides the body into equal right and left sides

Answer 65

Midline

Question 66

Vertical Plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides

Answer 66

Saggital Plane

Question 67

A vertical (saggital) plane that divides the body or an organ into equal right and left sides

Answer 67

Midsaggital plane or median plane

Question 68

A vertical (sagittal) plane that does not pass through the midline but instead divides the body or organ into unequal right and left sides

Answer 68

Parasagittal Plane

Question 69

This type of plane divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions

Answer 69

Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane

Question 70

This type of plane divides the body or an organ into superior and inferior portions

Answer 70

Transverse (horizontal or cross sectional)

Question 71

These three planes are all at right angles to each other

Answer 71

Frontal, saggital, transverse

Question 72

A plane that passes through the body or an organ at any angle other than a 90-degree angle

Answer 72

Oblique Plane

Question 73

A cut of the body or one of its organs made along one of the planes

Answer 73

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