Human Body Regions

Question 1

abdominal

Answer 1

Region inferioir to the thorax and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Question 2

antebrachial

Answer 2

forearm

Question 3

antecubital

Answer 3

region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region

Question 4

auricular

Answer 4

visible structures of the ear

Question 5

axillary

Answer 5

armpit

Question 6

brachial

Answer 6

arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow)

Question 7

buccal

Answer 7

cheek

Question 8

calcaneal

Answer 8

heel of the foot

Question 9

carpal

Answer 9

wrist

Question 10

cephalic

Answer 10

head

Question 11

cervical

Answer 11

neck

Question 12

coxal

Answer 12

hip

Question 13

cranial

Answer 13

skull

Question 14

crural

Answer 14

leg (the lower portion between the knee and ankle)

Question 15

deltoid

Answer 15

shoulder

Question 16

digital

Answer 16

fingers or toes (also called phalanges

Question 17

dorsal/dorsum

Answer 17

back

Question 18

facial

Answer 18

face

Question 19

femoral

Answer 19

thigh

Question 20

fibular

Answer 20

lateral aspect of the lower leg

Question 21

frontal

Answer 21

forehead

Question 22

gluteal

Answer 22

buttock

Question 23

hallux

Answer 23

great toe

Question 24

inguinal

Answer 24

groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)

Question 25

lumbar

Answer 25

the “small of the back”; inferior part of the back between the ribs and the pelvis

Question 26

mammary

Answer 26

breast

Question 27

manus

Answer 27

hand

Question 28

mental

Answer 28

chin

Question 29

nasal

Answer 29

nose

Question 30

occiptal

Answer 30

posterior of the head

Question 31

olecranal

Answer 31

posterior aspect of the elbow

Question 32

oral

Answer 32

mouth

Question 33

orbital

Answer 33

eye

Question 34

palmar

Answer 34

palm (anterior surface of the hand)

Question 35

patellar

Answer 35

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