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Human Body Regions
Question | Answer |
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ABDOMINAL | Region inferior to the thorax (chest) and superior to the hip bones |
ANTEBRACHIAL | Forearm (the portion of the upper limb between the elbow and wrist) |
ANTECUBITAL | Region anterior to the elbow; also known as the cubital region |
AURICULAR | Ear (visible surface structures of the ears and its internal organs) |
AXILLARY | Armpit |
BRACHIAL | Arm (the portion of the upper limb between the shoulder and elbow) |
BUCCAL | Cheek |
CANEAL | Heel of the foot |
CARPAL | Wrists |
CEPHALIC | Head |
CERVICAL | Neck |
COXAL | Hip |
CRANIAL | Skull |
CRURAL | Leg (the portion of the lower limb between the knee and ankle) |
DELTOID | Shoulder |
DIGITAL | Fingers or Toes |
DORSAL | Back |
FEMORAL | Thigh |
FIBULAR | Lateral aspect of the leg |
FRONTAL | Forehead |
GLUTTEAL | Buttock |
HALLUX | Great Toe |
INGUINAL | Groin (sometimes used to indicate the crease in the thigh with the trunk) |
LUMBAR | Relating to the loins or the parts of the back between the ribs and pelvis |
MAMMARY | Breast |
MANUS | Hand |
MENTAL | Chin |
NASAL | Nose |
OCCIPITAL | Posterior aspect of the head |
OLECRANON | Posterior of the elbow |
ORAL | Mouth |
ORBITAL | Eye |
PALMAR | Palm of the hand |
PATELLAR | Kneecap |
PELVIC | Pelvis |
PERINEAL | Diamond shape region between thighs that contains anus and selected reproductive organs |
PES | Foot |
PLANTAR | Sole of foot |
POLLEX | Thumb |
POPLITEAL | Area posterior to the knee |
PUBIC | Anterior region of the pelvis |
RADIAL | Lateral aspect of the forearm |
SACRAL | Posterior region between the hip bones |
SCAPULAR | Shoulder Blade |
STERNO | Anterior middle region of thorax |
SURAL | Calf (posterior part of leg) |
TARSAL | Root of the foot |
THORACIC | Chest or Thorax |
TIBIAL | Medial aspect of the leg |
ULNAR | Medial aspect of the forearm |
UMBLICAL | Naval |
VERTEBRAL | Spinal Column |