ABMDI REGISTRY COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Deep - ✔✔Refers to a relative position within the body or farther away from the
surface of the body (i.e. farther from the surface)
✔✔Auricular - ✔✔The area of the ear
✔✔Frontal - ✔✔The front (anterior) surface of the head
✔✔Temporal - ✔✔The side (lateral) surface of the head. Refer to the temporal region
relative to the body's left and right sides
✔✔Occipital - ✔✔The back (posterior) surface of the head
✔✔Parietal - ✔✔The area considered the top of the head. This area abuts the frontal,
temporal, and occipital regions
✔✔Oral - ✔✔The area of the mouth
✔✔Orbital - ✔✔The area of the eye
✔✔Sternal notch or angle - ✔✔The junction of the sternum and the clavicle relating to
the T4-T5 level of vertebral bones
✔✔Submental - ✔✔The area under the chin or jawline
✔✔Costal margin - ✔✔The lowest portion of the anterior ribs, corresponding to the level
of the anterior attachment of the diaphragm and L3-L4 vertebral bones
✔✔Subclavicular - ✔✔The area located on the front (anterior) surface of the body
beneath (inferior to) the collar bones (clavicles)
✔✔Umbilical region - ✔✔The area surrounding your stomach
✔✔Inguinal region - ✔✔The area on either side of your pubic region
✔✔Pubic region - ✔✔The area surrounding the genitals/pubic bone
✔✔Nipple line - ✔✔Corresponds to the level of the fourth anterior rib
✔✔Xiphoid - ✔✔The bottom of the breast bone (sternum)
, ✔✔Pectoral - ✔✔Refers to the front (anterior) region of the chest where the breasts and
muscles are located
✔✔Pectoral girdle - ✔✔The term used in reference to the muscles, bones, and other
structures responsible for the attachment of the arm to the torso
✔✔Axilla - ✔✔The armpit region
✔✔Epigastrium - ✔✔The upper (superior) portion of the abdomen bordered by the
costal margin
✔✔Cervical - ✔✔Refers to the upper (superior) portion of the spine
✔✔Thoracic - ✔✔Refers to the middle portion of the spine, which defines the thoracic
cavity. Ribs attach to each of those vertebrae
✔✔Lumbar - ✔✔Refers to the lower portion of the spine
✔✔Sacrum - ✔✔Refers to a normally fused portion of the lower spine, which constitutes
the back (posterior) region of the pelvic bones
✔✔Coccyx - ✔✔The "tail bone"
✔✔Pelvis - ✔✔The bones which constitute the lower (inferior) border of the abdomen.
This term also generally refers to the hip and lower abdomen regions
✔✔Gluteal - ✔✔Refers to the buttocks region
✔✔Volar - ✔✔The front (anterior, ventral) surface of the forearms and hands
✔✔Palmar - ✔✔Another term for the front (anterior) surface of the hands
✔✔Antecubital, Antecubital fossa - ✔✔The front (anterior, ventral) surface of the elbow
where the arm and forearm meet
✔✔Plantar - ✔✔The bottom surface of the foot
✔✔Dorsum - ✔✔The top surface of the foot
✔✔Thoracic cavity - ✔✔Contains the lungs and heart
✔✔Pericardium - ✔✔The cavity containing the heart consisting of fibrous connective
tissue
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Deep - ✔✔Refers to a relative position within the body or farther away from the
surface of the body (i.e. farther from the surface)
✔✔Auricular - ✔✔The area of the ear
✔✔Frontal - ✔✔The front (anterior) surface of the head
✔✔Temporal - ✔✔The side (lateral) surface of the head. Refer to the temporal region
relative to the body's left and right sides
✔✔Occipital - ✔✔The back (posterior) surface of the head
✔✔Parietal - ✔✔The area considered the top of the head. This area abuts the frontal,
temporal, and occipital regions
✔✔Oral - ✔✔The area of the mouth
✔✔Orbital - ✔✔The area of the eye
✔✔Sternal notch or angle - ✔✔The junction of the sternum and the clavicle relating to
the T4-T5 level of vertebral bones
✔✔Submental - ✔✔The area under the chin or jawline
✔✔Costal margin - ✔✔The lowest portion of the anterior ribs, corresponding to the level
of the anterior attachment of the diaphragm and L3-L4 vertebral bones
✔✔Subclavicular - ✔✔The area located on the front (anterior) surface of the body
beneath (inferior to) the collar bones (clavicles)
✔✔Umbilical region - ✔✔The area surrounding your stomach
✔✔Inguinal region - ✔✔The area on either side of your pubic region
✔✔Pubic region - ✔✔The area surrounding the genitals/pubic bone
✔✔Nipple line - ✔✔Corresponds to the level of the fourth anterior rib
✔✔Xiphoid - ✔✔The bottom of the breast bone (sternum)
, ✔✔Pectoral - ✔✔Refers to the front (anterior) region of the chest where the breasts and
muscles are located
✔✔Pectoral girdle - ✔✔The term used in reference to the muscles, bones, and other
structures responsible for the attachment of the arm to the torso
✔✔Axilla - ✔✔The armpit region
✔✔Epigastrium - ✔✔The upper (superior) portion of the abdomen bordered by the
costal margin
✔✔Cervical - ✔✔Refers to the upper (superior) portion of the spine
✔✔Thoracic - ✔✔Refers to the middle portion of the spine, which defines the thoracic
cavity. Ribs attach to each of those vertebrae
✔✔Lumbar - ✔✔Refers to the lower portion of the spine
✔✔Sacrum - ✔✔Refers to a normally fused portion of the lower spine, which constitutes
the back (posterior) region of the pelvic bones
✔✔Coccyx - ✔✔The "tail bone"
✔✔Pelvis - ✔✔The bones which constitute the lower (inferior) border of the abdomen.
This term also generally refers to the hip and lower abdomen regions
✔✔Gluteal - ✔✔Refers to the buttocks region
✔✔Volar - ✔✔The front (anterior, ventral) surface of the forearms and hands
✔✔Palmar - ✔✔Another term for the front (anterior) surface of the hands
✔✔Antecubital, Antecubital fossa - ✔✔The front (anterior, ventral) surface of the elbow
where the arm and forearm meet
✔✔Plantar - ✔✔The bottom surface of the foot
✔✔Dorsum - ✔✔The top surface of the foot
✔✔Thoracic cavity - ✔✔Contains the lungs and heart
✔✔Pericardium - ✔✔The cavity containing the heart consisting of fibrous connective
tissue
