Terms

Question 1

Abdominal

Answer 1

Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Question 2

Antebrachial

Answer 2

Forearm (portion of the upper limb between the elbow and wrist)

Question 3

Antecubital

Answer 3

Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region

Question 4

Auricular

Answer 4

Visible surface structures of the ear

Question 5

Axillary

Answer 5

Armpit

Question 6

Brachial

Answer 6

Arm (portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and elbow)

Question 7

Buccal

Answer 7

Cheek

Question 8

Calcaneal

Answer 8

Heel of the foot

Question 9

Carpal

Answer 9

Wrist

Question 10

Cephalic

Answer 10

Head

Question 11

Cervical

Answer 11

Neck

Question 12

Coxal

Answer 12

Hip

Question 13

Cranial

Answer 13

Skull

Question 14

Crural

Answer 14

Leg (portion of the lower limb between the knee and ankle [shin])

Question 15

Deltoid

Answer 15

Shoulder

Question 16

Digital

Answer 16

Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

Question 17

Dorsal/Dorsum

Answer 17

Back

Question 18

Facial

Answer 18

Face

Question 19

Femoral

Answer 19

Thigh

Question 20

Fibular

Answer 20

Lateral aspect of the leg

Question 21

Frontal

Answer 21

Forehead

Question 22

Gluteal

Answer 22

Buttock

Question 23

Hallux

Answer 23

Great toe

Question 24

Inguinal

Answer 24

Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease or junction of the thigh with the trunk)

Question 25

Lumbar

Answer 25

The “small of the back”: the inferior part of the back between ribs and pelvis

Question 26

Mammary

Answer 26

Breast

Question 27

Manus

Answer 27

Hand

Question 28

Mental

Answer 28

Chin

Question 29

Nasal

Answer 29

Nose

Question 30

Occipital

Answer 30

Posterior aspect of the head

Question 31

Olecranal

Answer 31

Posterior part of the elbow

Question 32

Oral

Answer 32

Mouth

Question 33

Orbital

Answer 33

Eye

Question 34

Palmar

Answer 34

Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

Question 35

Patellar

Answer 35

Kneecap

Question 36

Pectoral

Answer 36

Chest, includes mammary region

Question 37

Pelvic

Answer 37

Pelvis; region inferior to the pelvic brim of the hip bones

Question 38

Perineal

Answer 38

Diamond-shaped region between thighs that contains the anus and external reproductive organs

Question 39

Pes

Answer 39

Foot

Question 40

Plantar

Answer 40

Sole of the foot

Question 41

Pollex

Answer 41

Thumb

Question 42

Popliteal

Answer 42

Area posterior to the knee

Question 43

Pubic

Answer 43

Anterior region of the pelvis

Question 44

Radial

Answer 44

Lateral aspect (thumb side) of forearm

Question 45

Sacral

Answer 45

Posterior region between the hip bones

Question 46

Scapular

Answer 46

Shoulder blade

Question 47

Sternal

Answer 47

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Question 48

Sural

Answer 48

Calf (posterior part of the leg)

Question 49

Tarsal

Answer 49

Proximal part of the foot and ankle

Question 50

Thoracic

Answer 50

Part of torso superior to thoracic diaphragm; contains the pectoral, axillary, and sternal regions

Question 51

Tibial

Answer 51

Medial aspect of leg

Question 52

Ulnar

Answer 52

Medial aspect (pinky side) of the forearm

Question 53

Umbilical

Answer 53

Navel