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5-2 Body Area Terms
Medical Assisting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |