Regional and Directional Terms (Week 2)

Question 1

antebrachial

Answer 1

relating to forearm

Question 2

antecubital

Answer 2

surface of arm in front of elbow (cubitus)

Question 3

axillary

Answer 3

pertaining to armpit

Question 4

brachial

Answer 4

relating to arm (upper limb)

Question 5

carpal

Answer 5

wrist (carpus)

Question 6

cephalic

Answer 6

head/near the head

Question 7

cervical

Answer 7

pertaining to neck

Question 8

coxal

Answer 8

hip area

Question 9

cranial

Answer 9

skull (cranium)

Question 10

crural

Answer 10

leg (lower limb, crus)

Question 11

femoral

Answer 11

femur/thigh

Question 12

gluteal

Answer 12

buttocks

Question 13

inguinal

Answer 13

pertaining to groin

Question 14

patellar

Answer 14

kneecap (patella)

Question 15

plantar

Answer 15

sole of foot

Question 16

popliteal

Answer 16

area behind the knee

Question 17

anterior

Answer 17

situated toward the front

Question 18

contralateral

Answer 18

situated on/affecting the opposite side

Question 19

deep

Answer 19

situated at a deeper level/beneath surface; opposite of superficial

Question 20

distal

Answer 20

situated away from centre of body, or point of origin

Question 21

inferior

Answer 21

situated below/downward (towards feet); lower of a structure

Question 22

intermediate

Answer 22

placed between

Question 23

ipsilateral

Answer 23

situated on/affecting the same side

Question 24

lateral

Answer 24

pertaining to a side; away from midline of body or a structure

Question 25

medial

Answer 25

situated toward the midline

Question 26

posterior

Answer 26

situated at the back; dorsal

Question 27

proximal

Answer 27

near point of reference, to centre or median line

Question 28

superficial

Answer 28

situated on/near the surface

Question 29

superior

Answer 29

situated above or directed upward; upper surface of organ/structure

Question 30

prone position

Answer 30

body lying face down

Question 31

supine position

Answer 31

body lying face up

Question 32

palmar or volar

Answer 32

palm

Question 33

digital or phalangeal

Answer 33

fingers/toes

Question 34

pedal

Answer 34

foot

Question 35

tarsal

Answer 35

ankle

Question 36

hallux

Answer 36

great toe

Question 37

dorsum

Answer 37

top of foot or back of hand

Question 38

pollex

Answer 38

thumb

Question 39

pelvic

Answer 39

pelvis

Question 40

umbilical

Answer 40

navel (belly)

Question 41

mammary

Answer 41

breast

Question 42

sternal

Answer 42

breastbone

Question 43

mental

Answer 43

chin

Question 44

buccal

Answer 44

cheek

Question 45

otic

Answer 45

ear

Question 46

orbital or ocular

Answer 46

eye

Question 47

frontal

Answer 47

forehead

Question 48

temporal

Answer 48

temple

Question 49

occipital

Answer 49

base of skull

Question 50

scapular

Answer 50

shoulder blade

Question 51

vertebral

Answer 51

spinal column

Question 52

olecranal or cubital

Answer 52

back of elbow

Question 53

sacral

Answer 53

between hips

Question 54

gluteal

Answer 54

buttock

Question 55

perineal

Answer 55

region of anus and external genitals

Question 56

sural

Answer 56

calf

Question 57

calcaneal

Answer 57

heel

Question 58

lumbar

Answer 58

loin

Question 59

What does the saggital plane divide the body into?

Answer 59

left and right (midsaggital = equal, parasagittal = equal)

Question 60

What does the coronal/frontal plane divide the body into?

Answer 60

anterior and posterior portions

Question 61

What does the transverse (horizontal, cross-sectional)plane divide the body into?

Answer 61

superior and inferior portions

Question 62

What does the oblique plane divide the body into?

Answer 62

any angle other than 90 degree