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body regional terms
regional terms used to designate specific body areas
Question | Answer |
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nose | nasal |
mouth | oral |
neck | cervical |
acromial | point of shoulder |
armpit | axillary |
abdomen | abdominal |
arm | brachial |
front of elbow | antecubital |
point of shoulder | acromial |
forearm | antebrachial |
pelvis | pelvic |
wrist | carpal |
thumb | pollex |
palm | palmar |
fingers | digital |
genital region | pubic |
anterior knee | patellar |
leg | crural |
ankle | tarsal |
toes | digital |
foot | pedal |
forehead | frontal |
eye | orbital |
cheek | buccal |
chin | mental |
breastbone | sternal |
chest | thoracic |
breast | mammary |
navel | umbilical |
hip | coxal |
groin | inguinal |
thigh | femoral |
side of leg | peroneal |
big toe | hallux |
head | cephalic |
hand | manus |
ear | otic |
back of head or base of skull | occipital |
spinal column | vertebral |
shoulder blade | scapular |
back | dorsum or dorsal |
back of elbow | olecranal |
loin | lumbar |
between hips | sacral |
buttock | gluteal |
region between anus and external genitalia | perineal |
back of knee | popliteal |
calf | sural |
heel | calcaneal |
sole | plantar |
nasal | nose |
oral | mouth |
cervical | neck |
acromial | point of shoulder |
axillary | arm pit |
abdominal | abdomen |
brachial | arm |
antecubital | front of elbow |
pelvic | pelvis |
carpal | wrist |
pollex | thumb |
palmar | palm |
digital | fingers and toes |
pubic | genital region |
patellar | anterior knee |
crural | leg |
tarsal | ankle |
pedal | foot |
frontal | forehead |
orbital | eye |
buccal | cheek |
mental | chin |
sternal | breastbone |
thoracic | chest |
mammary | breast |
umbilical | navel |
coxal | hip |
inguinal | groin |
femoral | thigh |
peroneal | side of leg |
hallux | big toe |
cephalic | head |
otic | ear |
occipital | back of head or base of skull |
acromial | point of shoulder |
vertebral | spinal column |
scapular | shoulder blade |
brachial | arm |
dorsum or dorsal | back |
olecranal | back of elbow |
lumbar | loin |
sacral | between hips |
gluteal | buttock |
perineal | region between the anus and the external genitalia |
femoral | thigh |
popliteal | back of knee |
sural | calf |
calcaneal | heel |
plantar | sole |