chapter 1: body parts and regions
questions and answers
What is the anatomical term for the head region?
✔️✔️ Cephalic region
What is the term for the chest area of the body?
✔️✔️ Thoracic region
What region refers to the abdomen?
✔️✔️ Abdominal region
What is the lower back region called?
✔️✔️ Lumbar region
What is the medical term for the buttock area?
✔️✔️ Gluteal region
What is the term for the front of the elbow?
✔️✔️ Antecubital region
What is the back of the knee called?
✔️✔️ Popliteal region
What region describes the armpit area?
✔️✔️ Axillary region
What is the wrist region called?
✔️✔️ Carpal region
What is the ankle region called?
✔️✔️ Tarsal region
What is the palm of the hand called in anatomical terms?
✔️✔️ Palmar region
What is the sole of the foot called?
✔️✔️ Plantar region
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, What is the upper arm region called?
✔️✔️ Brachial region
What is the forearm region called?
✔️✔️ Antebrachial region
What region refers to the thigh?
✔️✔️ Femoral region
What is the lower leg called?
✔️✔️ Crural region
What is the neck region called?
✔️✔️ Cervical region
What is the groin area called?
✔️✔️ Inguinal region
What is the chest bone area called?
✔️✔️ Sternal region
What is the area between the eyes called?
✔️✔️ Orbital region
What is the back of the head called?
✔️✔️ Occipital region
What is the side of the head above the ear called?
✔️✔️ Temporal region
What is the cheek area called?
✔️✔️ Buccal region
What is the jaw area called?
✔️✔️ Mental region
What is the forehead region called?
✔️✔️ Frontal region
What is the body plane that divides left and right called?
✔️✔️ Sagittal plane
What is the plane that divides front and back called?
✔️✔️ Frontal (coronal) plane
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