Medical Terminology — Body Regions

Question 1

Abdominal

Answer 1

Portion of trunk below the diaphragm

Question 2

Anatomical position

Answer 2

Body standing upright

Question 3

Antebrachial

Answer 3

Forearm

Question 4

Anterior

Answer 4

Front

Question 5

Appendicular

Answer 5

Appendages, extremities

Question 6

Arm

Answer 6

Upper limb between shoulder and elbow

Question 7

Axial

Answer 7

Head, neck, torso

Question 8

Axillary

Answer 8

Armpit area

Question 9

Brachial

Answer 9

Arm

Question 10

Buccal

Answer 10

Inner surfaces of cheeks

Question 11

Carpal

Answer 11

Wrist

Question 12

Caudal

Answer 12

Tail

Question 13

Celiac

Answer 13

Abdomen

Question 14

Cephalic

Answer 14

Head

Question 15

Cervical

Answer 15

Neck

Question 16

Coronal

Answer 16

Divides the body vertically into anterior and posterior portions.

Question 17

Costal

Answer 17

Ribs

Question 18

Cranial

Answer 18

Skull

Question 19

Crural

Answer 19

Leg

Question 20

Cubital

Answer 20

Elbow or forearm

Question 21

Cutaneous

Answer 21

Skin

Question 22

Deep

Answer 22

Below the surfaces of the body

Question 23

Digital

Answer 23

Fingers, toes

Question 24

Distal

Answer 24

Away from point of origin

Question 25

Dorsal

Answer 25

Back

Question 26

Epigastric

Answer 26

Above the stomach

Question 27

Extremities

Answer 27

Limbs

Question 28

Femoral

Answer 28

Thighs

Question 29

Forearm

Answer 29

Between elbow and wrists

Question 30

Frontal

Answer 30

Forehead

Question 31

Gluteal

Answer 31

Buttock

Question 32

Groin

Answer 32

Between abdomen and thighs

Question 33

Hypochondriac

Answer 33

Below the cartilage of the ribs

Question 34

Hypogastric

Answer 34

Below the stomach

Question 35

Iliac

Answer 35

Hip bones

Question 36

Inferior

Answer 36

Toward the feet

Question 37

Inguinal

Answer 37

Groin

Question 38

Lateral

Answer 38

Side, away from midline

Question 39

Leg

Answer 39

Between knee and ankle

Question 40

Lumbar

Answer 40

Lower back and side

Question 41

Mammary

Answer 41

Breasts

Question 42

Medial

Answer 42

Middle, toward midline

Question 43

Midsaggital plane

Answer 43

Divides the body in its exact median, into two near-mirror images

Question 44

Occipital

Answer 44

Back of lower skull

Question 45

Ophthalmic

Answer 45

Eyes

Question 46

Oral

Answer 46

Mouth

Question 47

Orbital

Answer 47

Bony cavity containing eyeball

Question 48

Palmar

Answer 48

Palm

Question 49

Patellar

Answer 49

Knee

Question 50

Pectoral

Answer 50

Chest

Question 51

Pedal

Answer 51

Foot

Question 52

Pelvic

Answer 52

Lower portion of torso

Question 53

Perineal

Answer 53

Between anus and genitals

Question 54

Planes

Answer 54

Sections of body space

Question 55

Plantar

Answer 55

Sole of foot

Question 56

Popliteal

Answer 56

Behind knee

Question 57

Posterior

Answer 57

Back

Question 58

Prone

Answer 58

Lying on belly

Question 59

Proximal

Answer 59

Near point of origin

Question 60

Quadrants

Answer 60

One of four sections in the abdominopelvic area

Question 61

Recumbent

Answer 61

Lying on back, face up

Question 62

Sacral

Answer 62

Base of spine

Question 63

Saggital plane

Answer 63

Divides the body vertically, into right and left parts

Question 64

Superficial

Answer 64

Close to the surface of the body

Question 65

Superior

Answer 65

Toward the head

Question 66

Supine

Answer 66

Lying on back, face up

Question 67

Supraclavicle

Answer 67

Area above clavicle

Question 68

Tarsal

Answer 68

Ankle

Question 69

Temporal

Answer 69

Side of skull

Question 70

Thoracic

Answer 70

Chest

Question 71

Transverse plane

Answer 71

Divides the body horizontally, into superior and inferior parts

Question 72

Umbilical

Answer 72

Navel

Question 73

Ventral

Answer 73

Toward belly

Question 74

Volar

Answer 74

Palm or sole

Question 75

Zygomatic

Answer 75

Cheek