Human Body Regions

Question 1

region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Answer 1

abdominal

Question 2

forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and the wrist)

Answer 2

antebrachial

Question 3

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

Answer 3

antecubital

Question 4

visible surface structures of the ear

Answer 4

auricular

Question 5

armpit

Answer 5

axillary

Question 6

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

Answer 6

brachial

Question 7

cheek

Answer 7

buccal

Question 8

heel of the foot

Answer 8

calcaneal

Question 9

wrist

Answer 9

carpal

Question 10

head

Answer 10

cephalic

Question 11

neck

Answer 11

cervical

Question 12

hip

Answer 12

coxal

Question 13

skull

Answer 13

cranial

Question 14

leg (the portion of the lower limb between knee and the ankle)

Answer 14

crural

Question 15

shoulder

Answer 15

deltoid

Question 16

fingers or toes

Answer 16

digital/ phalanges

Question 17

back

Answer 17

dorsal

Question 18

thigh

Answer 18

femoral

Question 19

lateral aspect of the leg

Answer 19

fibular

Question 20

forehead

Answer 20

frontal

Question 21

buttock

Answer 21

gluteal

Question 22

great toe

Answer 22

hallux

Question 23

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

Answer 23

inguinal

Question 24

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

Answer 24

lumbar

Question 25

breast

Answer 25

mammary

Question 26

hand

Answer 26

manus

Question 27

chin

Answer 27

mental

Question 28

nose

Answer 28

nasal

Question 29

posterior aspect of the head

Answer 29

occipital

Question 30

posterior aspect of the elbow

Answer 30

olecranal

Question 31

mouth

Answer 31

oral

Question 32

eye

Answer 32

orbital

Question 33

palm of the hand

Answer 33

palmar

Question 34

kneecap

Answer 34

patellar

Question 35

pelvis

Answer 35

pelvic

Question 36

chest, includes the mammary region

Answer 36

pectoral

Question 37

diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contains the anus and selected external reproductive organs

Answer 37

perineal

Question 38

foot

Answer 38

pes

Question 39

sole of the foot

Answer 39

plantar

Question 40

thumb

Answer 40

pollex

Question 41

area posterior to the knee

Answer 41

popliteal

Question 42

anterior region of the pelvis

Answer 42

pubic

Question 43

lateral aspect (thumb side) of the forearm

Answer 43

radial

Question 44

posterior region between the hip bones

Answer 44

sacral

Question 45

shoulder blade

Answer 45

scapular

Question 46

anterior middle region of the thorax

Answer 46

sternal

Question 47

calf (posterior part of the leg)

Answer 47

sural

Question 48

proximal part of foot and ankle

Answer 48

tarsal

Question 49

part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

Answer 49

thoracic

Question 50

medial aspect of the leg

Answer 50

tibial

Question 51

medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm

Answer 51

ulnar

Question 52

navel

Answer 52

umbilical

Question 53

spinal column

Answer 53

vertebral