Regional Anatomy

Question 1

Located below the ribs and above the hips

Answer 1

Abdominal

Question 2

Point of the shoulder

Answer 2

Acromial

Question 3

Forearm

Answer 3

Antebrachial

Question 4

Anterior surface of the elbow

Answer 4

Antecubital

Question 5

Armpit

Answer 5

Axillary

Question 6

Arm (upper portion of the upper limb)

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

Leg

Answer 13

Crural

Question 14

Fingers or toes

Answer 14

Digital

Question 15

Thigh

Answer 15

Femoral

Question 16

Side of the leg

Answer 16

Fibular (peroneal)

Question 17

Forehead

Answer 17

Frontal

Question 18

Buttocks

Answer 18

Gluteal

Question 19

Great toe

Answer 19

Hallux

Question 20

Groin

Answer 20

Inguinal

Question 21

Lower back

Answer 21

Lumbar

Question 22

Breast

Answer 22

Mammary

Question 23

Hand

Answer 23

Manus

Question 24

Chin

Answer 24

Mental

Question 25

Nose

Answer 25

Nasal

Question 26

Back of the head

Answer 26

Occipital

Question 27

Back of the elbow

Answer 27

Olecranal

Question 28

Mouth

Answer 28

Oral

Question 29

Bony eye socket

Answer 29

Orbital

Question 30

Ear

Answer 30

Otic

Question 31

Palm of the hand

Answer 31

Palmer

Question 32

Kneecap

Answer 32

Patellar

Question 33

Foot

Answer 33

Pedal

Question 34

Between the anus and the external genitalia

Answer 34

Perineal

Question 35

Sole of the foot

Answer 35

Plantar

Question 36

Thumb

Answer 36

Pollex

Question 37

Back of the knee

Answer 37

Popliteal

Question 38

Genital

Answer 38

Pubic

Question 39

Posterior region between the hip bones

Answer 39

Sacral

Question 40

Shoulder blade

Answer 40

Scapular

Question 41

Breastbone

Answer 41

Sternal

Question 42

Calf

Answer 42

Sural

Question 43

Ankle

Answer 43

Tarsal

Question 44

Chest

Answer 44

Thoracic

Question 45

Navel

Answer 45

Umbilical

Question 46

Spine

Answer 46

Vertebral

Question 47

Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

Answer 47

Superior (cranial)

Question 48

Away from the head end or towards the lower part of a structure or the body; below

Answer 48

Inferior (caudal)

Question 49

Toward for at the front of the body; in front of

Answer 49

Anterior (ventral)

Question 50

Toward or at the back of the body; behind

Answer 50

Posterior (dorsal)

Question 51

Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Answer 51

Medial

Question 52

Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

Answer 52

Lateral

Question 53

Between a more medial and a more lateral structure

Answer 53

Intermediate

Question 54

Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Answer 54

Proximal

Question 55

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Answer 55

Distal

Question 56

Toward or at the body surface

Answer 56

Superficial (external)

Question 57

Away from the body surface; more internal

Answer 57

Deep (internal)

Question 58

A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts

Answer 58

Saggittal plane

Question 59

A sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline

Answer 59

Median plane or midsagittal plane

Question 60

Offset from the midline; Sagittarius plane

Answer 60

Parasagittal plane

Question 61

A vertical line that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

Answer 61

Frontal planes (coronal plane)

Question 62

A plane that runs horizontally from left to right dividing the body into superior and inferior parts

Answer 62

Transverse plane (horizontal plane)
Transverse section-> cross section