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Human Body Regions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |