regional terms

Question 1

Give the regional terms for the shoulder

Answer 1

Point of Shoulder=Acromial

Shoulder Blade= Scapular

Question 2

Give the regional terms from the upper arm to the fingers.

Answer 2

Axillary=Armpit
Brachial=Upper Arm
Antecubital=Inside of elbow
Olecranal=Back of Elbow
Antebrachial=forearm (the place thats super hair free on ur arm lol)
Carpal=Wrist
Pollex= Thumb
Manus=back of the hand
Palmar=Palm
Digital=Fingers

Question 3

Give the regional terms for the entire head, neck and anterior facial features

Answer 3

Entire Head=Cephalic 
Occipital=Base of Skull 
Neck=Cervical 
Forehead=Frontal 
Eye=Orbital 
Ear=Otic 
Nose= Nasal 
Cheek= Buccal 
Mouth=Oral 
Chin=Mental

Question 4

costal

Answer 4

ribs

Question 5

Give the regional terms from the thigh to the toes.

Answer 5

Femoral= Thigh
Crural=Front of Lower Leg
Fibular/Peroneal=side of Lower Leg
Sural=Back of Lower Leg/ calf
Tarsal=Ankle
Pedal= foot
Calcaneal= Heel
Plantar=Bottom of Foot
Hallux=Big toe
Digital=toes

Question 6

State the regional terms for the knee

Answer 6

Patellar=Front of Knee

Popliteal=Back of Knee

Question 7

Give the regional terms from the hips to the buttocks

Answer 7

Hip=Coxal
Hip to Hip=Pelvic
Genital Area=Pubic
Groin=Inguinal
Buttocks=Gluteal
Perineal= Region between the anus and the external genitalia

Question 8

State the regional terms for the chest, breast and breastbone

Answer 8

Chest=Thoracic
Breast=Mammary
Breastbone= sternal

Question 9

umbilical

Answer 9

navel

Question 10

lumbar

Answer 10

lower back

Question 11

sacral

Answer 11

tail bone

Question 12

What is the difference between the upper and lower extremities?

Answer 12

Upper extremity= from the acromial to the carpal

lower extremity= from the gluteal to the plantar

Question 13

What does viscera mean?

Answer 13

Viscera applies to organs contained in the trunk.

The trunk is divided by the diaphragm into two major cavities, the thoracic and the abdominopelvic cavity