Regional and Directional Terms

Question 1

Lateral

Answer 1

Side

Question 2

Medial

Answer 2

Middle

Question 3

Anterior

Answer 3

Front

Question 4

Cephalic

Answer 4

Head

Question 5

Orbital

Answer 5

Eye

Question 6

Oral

Answer 6

Mouth

Question 7

Cervical

Answer 7

Neck

Question 8

Thoracic

Answer 8

Chest

Question 9

Axillary

Answer 9

Armpit

Question 10

Umbilical

Answer 10

Navel

Question 11

Inguinal

Answer 11

Groin

Question 12

Pubic

Answer 12

Genital region

Question 13

Femoral

Answer 13

Thigh

Question 14

Patellar

Answer 14

Front of knee

Question 15

Tarsal

Answer 15

Ankle

Question 16

Digital or phalangeal

Answer 16

Toes

Question 17

Frontal

Answer 17

Forehead

Question 18

Nasal

Answer 18

Nose

Question 19

Otic

Answer 19

Ear

Question 20

Buccal

Answer 20

Cheek

Question 21

Sternal

Answer 21

Breastbone

Question 22

Mammary

Answer 22

Breast

Question 23

Brachial

Answer 23

Arm

Question 24

Antecubital

Answer 24

Front of elbow

Question 25

Carpal

Answer 25

Wrist

Question 26

Digital or phalangeal

Answer 26

Finger

Question 27

Crural

Answer 27

Leg

Question 28

Pedal

Answer 28

Foot

Question 29

Hallux

Answer 29

Great toe

Question 30

Posterior

Answer 30

Back

Question 31

Occipital

Answer 31

Back of head

Question 32

Acromegaly

Answer 32

Shoulder

Question 33

Vertebral

Answer 33

Spinal column

Question 34

Proximal and distal

Answer 34

Proximal: close to attachment
Distal: further from attachment

Question 35

Dorsal

Answer 35

Back

Question 36

Lumbar

Answer 36

Loin

Question 37

Sacral

Answer 37

Between hips

Question 38

Gluteal

Answer 38

Buttock

Question 39

Popliteal

Answer 39

Back of knee

Question 40

Perineal

Answer 40

Between the anus and the external genitalia

Question 41

Calcaneal

Answer 41

Heel

Question 42

Plantar

Answer 42

Sole

Question 43

Median plane

Answer 43

Divided longitudinally through midline
Sagitall section - parallel to median plane

Question 44

Frontal (coronal) plane

Answer 44

Longitudinal division into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections

Question 45

Transverse plane

Answer 45

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