The Language of Anatomy

Question 1

Axillary

Answer 1

Armpit

Question 2

Femoral

Answer 2

Thigh Region

Question 3

Gluteal

Answer 3

Buttocks

Question 4

Cervical

Answer 4

Neck

Question 5

“Belly Button” area

Answer 5

Umbilical

Question 6

Digital

Answer 6

Toes

Question 7

Occipital

Answer 7

Posterior aspect of the head

Question 8

Groin

Answer 8

Area where trunk meets thigh

Question 9

Lumbar

Answer 9

Back area from ribs to hips

Question 10

Buccal

Answer 10

Pertaining to the cheek

Question 11

Superior

Answer 11

Toward the head end or upper part of a structure; above

Question 12

Inferior

Answer 12

Away from the head end or toward the lower part of the body; below

Question 13

Ventral/Anterior

Answer 13

Toward or at the front of the body; in front of

Question 14

Dorsal/Posterior

Answer 14

Toward or at the backside of the body; behind

Question 15

Medial

Answer 15

Toward or at the midline of the body; on the inner side of

Question 16

Lateral

Answer 16

Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of

Question 17

Proximal

Answer 17

Close to the point of attachment of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 18

Distal

Answer 18

Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

Question 19

tarsal

Answer 19

ankle

Question 20

coxal

Answer 20

hip

Question 21

inguinal

Answer 21

where thigh meets body