Anatomical Regions

Question 1

What is the Cephalic Region?

Answer 1

The Head

Question 2

What is the frontal region?

Answer 2

The forehead
-Cephalic

Question 3

What is the area partaking to the eye?

Answer 3

Orbital
-Cephalic

Question 4

What is the mental region?

Answer 4

The chin
- Cephalic

Question 5

What is the cervical region?

Answer 5

The neck, both anterior and posterior
However, Nuchal refers to posterior neck in classical anatomy

Question 6

What is the thoracic region?

Answer 6

The region of the chest

Question 7

What is the Sternal region?

Answer 7

The breast bone (medial chest)
- Thoracic

Question 8

What does mammary refer to?

Answer 8

Breast (inferior pec)
- Thoracic

Question 9

What does axillary refer to?

Answer 9

Under the arm
- Thoracic

Question 10

What is the pelvic region?

Answer 10

The region between the hips

Question 11

What is the Inguinal area?

Answer 11

Groin (above exterior genitalia)

Question 12

What are two terms to describe the genitalia?

Answer 12

To refer to the region: Pubic
To refer to the external genitalia: genitalia

Question 13

What is the Coxal area?

Answer 13

The hips (coxal bones)

Question 14

What is the Femoral area?

Answer 14

The thigh (Femur bone)

Question 15

What is the Patellar region?

Answer 15

The anterior knee (patella kneecap)

Question 16

What does Crural refer to?

Answer 16

The shin (anterior distal leg)

Question 17

What does Fibular or Peroneal refer to?

Answer 17

The lateral distal leg area (Fibia/)

Question 18

What does Pedal refer to?

Answer 18

The foot

Question 19

What does Tarsal refer to?

Answer 19

The ankle (also called Talar)

Question 20

What does Metatarsal refer to?

Answer 20

Mid foot area (Metatarsal foot bones)

Question 21

What is Digital?

Answer 21

Toes or fingers (digits)

Question 22

What is the Hallux?

Answer 22

The big toe

Question 23

What does brachial refer to?

Answer 23

The upper arm

Question 24

What does Acromial refer to?

Answer 24

The shoulder

Question 25

What does Antecubital refer to?

Answer 25

The crook (anterior) of the arm (“ante” = in front of or before)

Question 26

What does Antebrachial refer to?

Answer 26

The fore arm (ante=before brachial=arm)

Question 27

What is the carpal region?

Answer 27

The wrist

Question 28

What is Manus?

Answer 28

The hand
Manus is the noun
Manual is the descriptor

Question 29

What is the Pollex?

Answer 29

The thumb

Question 30

What does Metacarpal refer to?

Answer 30

The Hand bones

Question 31

What does otic refer to?

Answer 31

The ears

Question 32

What does Occipital refer to?

Answer 32

The back of the head

Question 33

What is Nuchal?

Answer 33

Back of the neck (classical anatomy, remember for muscle attachments)

Question 34

What does Dorsal describe?

Answer 34

The back (Dorsum is the back)

Question 35

What does vertebral refer to?

Answer 35

The vertebrae, the backbone

Question 36

What does scapular refer to?

Answer 36

The shoulder blades

Question 37

What is the lumbar region?

Answer 37

The lower back

Question 38

What does sacral describe?

Answer 38

The region between the glutes

Question 39

What is the Perineal area?

Answer 39

The region between the anus and external genitalia

Question 40

What does Popliteal describe?

Answer 40

The area posterior to the knee

Question 41

What does Sural describe?

Answer 41

The calf

Question 42

What does Buccal refer to?

Answer 42

The cheek

Question 43

What does Olecranal refer to?

Answer 43

Posterior elbow

Question 44

What does Calcaneal refer to?

Answer 44

The heel