Body Regions, Positions, and Locations

Question 1

Abdominal

Answer 1

the portion of the trunk caudal to the diaphragm

Question 2

adipose

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

adrenal

Answer 3

adrenal glands; near the kidneys

Question 4

alimentary

Answer 4

food or nutrition (alimentary canal)

Question 5

anal

Answer 5

the region of the anus

Question 6

anatomical position

Answer 6

standing on all four legs, neck straight, head up and facing forward

Question 7

antebrachial

Answer 7

the forearm, lower front leg

Question 8

aortic

Answer 8

the aorta (largest artery)

Question 9

appendicular

Answer 9

legs (appendages, extremities)

Question 10

arterial

Answer 10

arteries or the blood in them

Question 11

articulation

Answer 11

the joint or juncture of two or more body parts

Question 12

axial

Answer 12

the head, neck, and body

Question 13

axillary

Answer 13

the armpit area (front leg)

Question 14

brachial

Answer 14

the arm, upper front leg

Question 15

buccal

Answer 15

the inner surfaces of cheeks

Question 16

carpal

Answer 16

the wrist

Question 17

celiac

Answer 17

the abdomen

Question 18

cephalic

Answer 18

the head

Question 19

cervical

Answer 19

the neck

Question 20

coccygeal

Answer 20

the tail area

Question 21

costal

Answer 21

the ribs

Question 22

cranial

Answer 22

the skull

Question 23

crural

Answer 23

the leg

Question 24

cubital

Answer 24

the elbow or forearm

Question 25

cutaneous

Answer 25

skin

Question 26

deep

Answer 26

a region below the surfaces of the body

Question 27

digital

Answer 27

the toes

Question 28

dorsal

Answer 28

the back

Question 29

epigastric

Answer 29

the region above the stomach

Question 30

extremities

Answer 30

the limbs

Question 31

femoral

Answer 31

the thigh

Question 32

forearm

Answer 32

the portion of the arm between the elbow an carpus

Question 33

frontal

Answer 33

the forehead

Question 34

gluteal

Answer 34

the buttock

Question 35

groin

Answer 35

the region between the abdomen and thigh

Question 36

hypochondrium

Answer 36

the region below the cartilage of the ribs

Question 37

hypogastric

Answer 37

areas below the stomach

Question 38

iliac

Answer 38

the hip bone

Question 39

inguinal

Answer 39

the groin

Question 40

distal

Answer 40

a direction away from point of origin

Question 41

lateral

Answer 41

the side; away from midline

Question 42

lateral recumbency

Answer 42

lying on the side, left or right

Question 43

lumbar

Answer 43

the lower back and side

Question 44

mammary

Answer 44

the breasts

Question 45

medial

Answer 45

the middle; toward the midline

Question 46

midsagittal

Answer 46

a line dividing the body at its exact median into two near-mirror images; also called medial

Question 47

occipital

Answer 47

the back of the skull

Question 48

ophthalmic

Answer 48

the eyes

Question 49

oral

Answer 49

the mouth

Question 50

orbital

Answer 50

the bone cavity that contains the eyeball

Question 51

palmar

Answer 51

the sole of the front foot

Question 52

patellar

Answer 52

the knee

Question 53

pectoral

Answer 53

the chest

Question 54

pedal

Answer 54

the foot

Question 55

pelvic

Answer 55

the cauadal portion of the body

Question 56

perineal

Answer 56

the region between the anus and the genitals

Question 57

planes

Answer 57

sections of body space

Question 58

plantar

Answer 58

the sole of the hind foot

Question 59

popliteal

Answer 59

the region behind the knee

Question 60

posterior

Answer 60

the back

Question 61

proximal

Answer 61

the area near the point of origion

Question 62

quadrants

Answer 62

one of four sections in the abdominopelvic area

Question 63

recumbent

Answer 63

lying down

Question 64

rostral

Answer 64

toward the nose

Question 65

sacral

Answer 65

the portion of the spine located near the pelvis

Question 66

sagittal plane

Answer 66

a plane that divides the body vertically into right and left

Question 67

sternal recumbency

Answer 67

lying on the belly

Question 68

superficial

Answer 68

close the the surface

Question 69

tarsal

Answer 69

the ankle or hock

Question 70

temporal

Answer 70

the side of the skull

Question 71

thoracic

Answer 71

the chest

Question 72

transverse (or cross-sectional) plane

Answer 72

a plane that divides the body horizontally, into superior and inferior parts (Cranial and Caudal)

Question 73

umbilical

Answer 73

the naval

Question 74

ventral

Answer 74

toward the belly

Question 75

zygomatic

Answer 75

the cheek

Question 76

Peritonium

Answer 76

The membrane investing (surrounding) the abdominal cavity and viscera

Question 77

Viscera

Answer 77

The organs inside an animal