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5-2 Body Area Terms
Medical Assisting
Question | Answer |
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Space in front of elbow | Antecubital |
Armpit area | Axillary |
Arm; proximal portion of upper limbs | Brachial |
Region of cheek | Buccal |
Wrist | Carpal |
Abdomen | Celiac |
Head | cephalic |
Neck regions | cervical |
Ribs | Costal |
Skull | Cranial |
Forearm; resion between elbow and wrist antebrachial | Cubital |
Skin | Cutaneous |
Thigh; part ofl ower extremity between hip and knee | femoral |
Forehead | Frontal |
Buttocks region | Gluteal |
Depressed region between abdomen and thigh; grion | Inguinal |
Portion of lower extremity between knee and foot; also called crural region | Leg |
Region of lower back and side between lowest rib and pelvis | Lumbar |
Ears | Otic |
Palmar | Palm of hand |
Chest region | Pectoral |
Foot | Pedal |
Inferior region of abdominopelvic cavity | Pelvic |
Region between anus and public symphsis; includes region of external reproductive organs | Perineal |
Sole of foot | Plantar |
Area Behind knee | Popliteal |
Posterior region between hip bones | Sacral |
Anterior midline of the thorax | Sternal |
Ankle and instep of foot | Tarsal |
Chest; part of trunk inferior to neck and superior to diaphragm | tHORACIC |
Navel; middle region of abdomen | Umbilical |
Pertaining to spinal column backbone | Vertebral |