human body regions

Question 1

Abdominal

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Antebrachial

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Antecubital

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Axillary

Answer 4

Armpit

Question 5

Brachial

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Buccal

Answer 6

Cheek

Question 7

Calcaneal

Answer 7

Heel of the foot

Question 8

Carpal

Answer 8

Wrist

Question 9

Cephalic

Answer 9

Head

Question 10

Cervical

Answer 10

Neck

Question 11

Coxal

Answer 11

Hip

Question 12

Cranial

Answer 12

Skull

Question 13

Crural

Answer 13

Leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle

Question 14

Deltoid

Answer 14

Shoulder

Question 15

Digital

Answer 15

Fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

Question 16

Dorsal/Dorsum

Answer 16

Back

Question 17

Facial

Answer 17

Face

Question 18

Femoral

Answer 18

Thigh

Question 19

Fibular

Answer 19

Lateral aspect of the leg

Question 20

Frontal

Answer 20

Forehead

Question 21

Gluteal

Answer 21

Buttock

Question 22

Hallux

Answer 22

Great toe

Question 23

Inguinal

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Lumbar

Answer 24

Relating to the loins, or the inferior part of the back, between the ribs and pelvis

Question 25

Mammary

Answer 25

Breast

Question 26

Manus

Answer 26

Hand

Question 27

Mental

Answer 27

Chin

Question 28

Nasal

Answer 28

Nose

Question 29

Occipital

Answer 29

Posterior aspect of the head

Question 30

Olecranal

Answer 30

Posterior aspect of the elbow

Question 31

Oral

Answer 31

Mouth

Question 32

Orbital

Answer 32

Eye

Question 33

Palmar

Answer 33

Palm (anterior surface) of the hand

Question 34

Patellar

Answer 34

Kneecap

Question 35

Pectoral

Answer 35

Chest

Question 36

Pelvic

Answer 36

Pelvis

Question 37

Perineal

Answer 37

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

Question 38

Pes

Answer 38

Foot

Question 39

Plantar

Answer 39

Sole of the foot

Question 40

Pollex

Answer 40

Thumb

Question 41

Popliteal

Answer 41

Area posterior to the knee

Question 42

Pubic

Answer 42

Anterior region of the pelvis

Question 43

Radial

Answer 43

Lateral (thumb side) aspect of forearm

Question 44

Sacral

Answer 44

Posterior region between the hip bones

Question 45

Scapular

Answer 45

Shoulder blade

Question 46

Sternal

Answer 46

Anterior middle region of the thorax

Question 47

Sural

Answer 47

Calf (posterior part of the leg)

Question 48

Tarsal

Answer 48

Ankle, root of the foot

Question 49

Thoracic

Answer 49

Chest or thorax

Question 50

Tibial

Answer 50

Medial aspect of leg

Question 51

Ulnar

Answer 51

Medial aspect of the forearm

Question 52

Umbilical

Answer 52

Navel

Question 53

Vertebral

Answer 53

Spinal column

Question 54

Auricular

Answer 54

Visible surface structures of the ear