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Body Regions
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| buccal | inner surface of facial cheeks |
| frontal | forehead |
| opthalmic | eyes |
| infraorbital | immediately below the eyes |
| supraorbital | above the eyebrows |
| auricular | around the ears |
| cephalic | head |
| cervical | neck |
| cranial | skull |
| occipital | back of the head |
| submental | below the chin |
| oral | mouth |
| abdominal | portion of the trunk below diaphragm |
| peritoneal | abdominal region |
| celiac | abdominal |
| epigastric | region superior to the stomach |
| umbilical | region above the navel |
| costal | ribs |
| bronchial | area of bronchi within the lungs |
| mammary | breasts |
| pectoral | chest |
| pleural | space surrounding each lung |
| hypogastric | lower abdomen between inguinal areas |
| vertebral | pertaining to the back bone |
| nuchal | back of the neck from the occipital region to the 7th cervical vertebra |
| scapular | area over shoulder blade (scapula) |
| infrascapular | area from below the scapula to the last ribs |
| interscapular | between the scapula |
| coxal | area just below the lumbar region of the back |
| lumbar | middle right and left regions near the waist |
| sacral | area over the sacrum |
| medial region | middle portion of the back from the neck to the sacrum |
| cervical | neck 7 vertebrae |
| thoracic | chest 12 vertebrae |
| lumbar | loin 5 vertebrae |
| sacral | sacrum 5 fused vertebra |
| coccygeal | coccyx - tailbone four fused vertebrae |
| vertebra - singular | vertebrae - plural |