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; aka cubital region

Question 4

auricular

Answer 4

ear

Question 5

axillary

Answer 5

armpit

Question 6

brachial

Answer 6

arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and the 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 (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle)

Question 15

deltoid

Answer 15

shoulder

Question 16

digital

Answer 16

fingers or toes (also called phalangeal)

Question 17

dorsal

Answer 17

back

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 just the crease in the junction of the thigh with the trunk)

Question 24

lumbar

Answer 24

relating to the loins, or the part of the back and sides between 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 of the elbow

Question 31

oral

Answer 31

mouth

Question 32

orbital

Answer 32

eye

Question 33

palmar

Answer 33

palm of the hand

Question 34

patellar

Answer 34

kneecap

Question 35

pelvic

Answer 35

pelvis

Question 36

perineal

Answer 36

diamond-shaped region between the thighs that contain the anus and selected external reproductive organs

Question 37

pes

Answer 37

foot

Question 38

plantar

Answer 38

sole of the foot

Question 39

pollex

Answer 39

thumb

Question 40

popliteal

Answer 40

area posterior to the knee

Question 41

pubic

Answer 41

anterior region of the pelvis

Question 42

radial

Answer 42

lateral aspect of the forearm

Question 43

sacral

Answer 43

posterior region between the hip bones

Question 44

scapular

Answer 44

shoulder blade

Question 45

sternal

Answer 45

anterior middle region of the thorax

Question 46

sural

Answer 46

calf (posterior part of the leg)

Question 47

tarsal

Answer 47

proximal part of foot and ankle

Question 48

thoracic

Answer 48

chest or thorax

Question 49

tibial

Answer 49

medial aspect of the leg

Question 50

ulnar

Answer 50

medial aspect of the forearm

Question 51

umbilical

Answer 51

navel

Question 52

vertebral

Answer 52

spinal column