regional terms

Question 1

cranial

Answer 1

the top of the head, or the portion of the skull that encases the brain

Question 2

frontal

Answer 2

the forehead

Question 3

orbital

Answer 3

area around the eye

Question 4

buccal

Answer 4

lateral portions of the face corresponding to the cheeks

Question 5

otic

Answer 5

area around the ear

Question 6

occipital

Answer 6

general area of the back of the skull

Question 7

oral

Answer 7

mouth

Question 8

nasal

Answer 8

nose

Question 9

nuchal

Answer 9

ridge that runs along the back of the skull at the superior boundary of occipital region

Question 10

mental

Answer 10

chin

Question 11

cervical

Answer 11

neck

Question 12

acromial

Answer 12

area over the lateral part of the shoulder that contains the acromion of the scapula

Question 13

scapular

Answer 13

area over the scapula in the superior back

Question 14

sternal

Answer 14

area in the middle of the chest over the sternum

Question 15

thoracic

Answer 15

general chest area

Question 16

axillary

Answer 16

area in and around the axilla (armpit)

Question 17

mammary

Answer 17

area around the breast

Question 18

brachial

Answer 18

anterior and posterior arm (between the elbow and shoulder)

Question 19

antecubital

Answer 19

anterior upper limb between the forearm and arm (over the elbow joint)

Question 20

vertebral

Answer 20

area over the vertebral column (spine)

Question 21

abdominal

Answer 21

area over the abdomen that is inferior to the diaphragm and superior to the bony pelvis

Question 22

umbilical

Answer 22

area around the umbilicus (belly button)

Question 23

antebrachial

Answer 23

anterior forearm

Question 24

carpal

Answer 24

wrist

Question 25

palmar

Answer 25

anterior hand (palm of the hand)

Question 26

digital

Answer 26

fingers or the toes

Question 27

manual

Answer 27

general area of the hand

Question 28

pelvic

Answer 28

anterior pelvis

Question 29

lumbar

Answer 29

lower back

Question 30

gluteal

Answer 30

buttock

Question 31

inguinal

Answer 31

are along the inguinal ligament that divides the pelvis from the thigh

Question 32

pubic

Answer 32

area over the pubic bone

Question 33

femoral

Answer 33

thigh

Question 34

patellar

Answer 34

anterior part of the knee over the patella (kneecap)

Question 35

popliteal

Answer 35

posterior side of the knee joint

Question 36

crural

Answer 36

anterior leg, or the shin

Question 37

sural

Answer 37

posterior part of the leg (calf)

Question 38

tarsal

Answer 38

ankle region

Question 39

pedal

Answer 39

foot

Question 40

calcaneal

Answer 40

heel of the foot

Question 41

plantar

Answer 41

bottom of the foot