Regional terms

Question 1

Axial

Answer 1

Relating to or situated in the central part of the body, in the head and trunk as distinguished from the limbs, for example, axial skeleton

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Appendicular

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relating to an appendix or appendage, especially the limbs

Question 3

Antecubital

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of or related to the crook of the elbow

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Axillary

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relating to the armpit

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Brachial

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relating to the arm or to a structure resembling the arm

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Buccal

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or or relating to the cheek. Pertaining to the sides of the mouth or to the mouth

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Calcaneal

Answer 7

relating to the heel bone or heal

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Carpal

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eight irregularly-shaped bones located in the wrist region

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Cephalic

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refers to the head or located near the head

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Cervical

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seven stacked bones (vertebrae) in your neck

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Coxal

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being or relating the joint of the hip

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Digital

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encompassing the fingers

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Femoral

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of or relating to the femur or thigh

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Inguinal

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of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin or in either of the lowest lateral regions of the abdomen

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Lumbar

Answer 15

lower back region of your spinal column or backbone

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Occipital

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relating to or situated in the back of the head

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Olecranal

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the large process of the ulna that projects behind the elbow, forms the bony prominence of the elbow, and receives the insertion of the triceps muscle

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Orbital

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bony structures of the skull that house the globe, extraocular muscles, nerves, blood vessels, lacrimal apparatus, and adipose tissue

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Patellar

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connects the bottom of the kneecap (patella) to the top of the shinbone (tibia)

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Pelvic

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having to do with the pelvis; the area of the body below the abdomen that is located between the hip bones and contains the bladder and rectum

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Popliteal

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relating to or situated in the hollow at the back of the knee

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Sacral

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or or relating to the sacrum; a triangular bone in the lower back situated between the hip bones of the pelvis

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Scapular

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relating to the shoulder or shoulder blade

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Sternal

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of or relating to the sternum; the long flat bone that forms the center of the chest wall

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Tarsal

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a set of seven irregularly shaped bones situated proximally in the foot in the ankle area

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Thoracic

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having to do with the chest

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Umbilical

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of, relating to, or used at the naval

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Vertabral

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relating to the vertebrae; a series of small bones forming the backbone