NAS2 CHALLENGE LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Describe the anatomical position - ✔✔the body is standing upright with the feet at
shoulder width and parallel, toes forward. Upper limbs are held out to each side, and the
palms of the hands face forward
✔✔Head (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔cephalic
✔✔Neck (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔cervical
✔✔skull (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔cranial
✔✔forehead (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔frontal
✔✔nose (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔nasal
✔✔base of skull (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔occipital
✔✔mouth (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔oral
✔✔eyes (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔orbital/ocular
✔✔armpit (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔axillary
✔✔ribs (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔costal
✔✔shoulder (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔deltoid
✔✔breast (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔mammary
✔✔chest (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔pectoral
✔✔shoulder blade (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔scapular
✔✔breastbone (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔sternal
✔✔backbone (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔vertebral
✔✔abdomen (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔abdominal
✔✔buttocks (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔gluteal
, ✔✔bend of the hip (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔Inguinal
✔✔lower back (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔lumbar
✔✔area between hipbones (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔pelvic
✔✔areas between anus/external genitalia (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔perineal
✔✔genitals (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔pubic
✔✔end of vertebral column (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔sacral
✔✔inner elbow (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔antecubital
✔✔upper arm (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔brachial
✔✔wrist (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔carpal
✔✔elbow (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔cubital
✔✔fingers/toes (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔digital
✔✔Hand (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔manual
✔✔palm (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔palmar
✔✔shin/front lower leg (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔crural
✔✔thigh (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔femoral
✔✔front of the knee (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔patellar
✔✔foot (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔pedal
✔✔arch of foot (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔plantar
✔✔back of knee (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔popliteal
✔✔calf/back of lower leg (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔sural
✔✔ankle (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔tarsal
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Describe the anatomical position - ✔✔the body is standing upright with the feet at
shoulder width and parallel, toes forward. Upper limbs are held out to each side, and the
palms of the hands face forward
✔✔Head (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔cephalic
✔✔Neck (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔cervical
✔✔skull (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔cranial
✔✔forehead (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔frontal
✔✔nose (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔nasal
✔✔base of skull (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔occipital
✔✔mouth (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔oral
✔✔eyes (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔orbital/ocular
✔✔armpit (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔axillary
✔✔ribs (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔costal
✔✔shoulder (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔deltoid
✔✔breast (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔mammary
✔✔chest (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔pectoral
✔✔shoulder blade (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔scapular
✔✔breastbone (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔sternal
✔✔backbone (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔vertebral
✔✔abdomen (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔abdominal
✔✔buttocks (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔gluteal
, ✔✔bend of the hip (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔Inguinal
✔✔lower back (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔lumbar
✔✔area between hipbones (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔pelvic
✔✔areas between anus/external genitalia (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔perineal
✔✔genitals (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔pubic
✔✔end of vertebral column (Axial Body Region) - ✔✔sacral
✔✔inner elbow (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔antecubital
✔✔upper arm (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔brachial
✔✔wrist (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔carpal
✔✔elbow (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔cubital
✔✔fingers/toes (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔digital
✔✔Hand (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔manual
✔✔palm (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔palmar
✔✔shin/front lower leg (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔crural
✔✔thigh (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔femoral
✔✔front of the knee (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔patellar
✔✔foot (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔pedal
✔✔arch of foot (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔plantar
✔✔back of knee (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔popliteal
✔✔calf/back of lower leg (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔sural
✔✔ankle (Appendicular Region) - ✔✔tarsal
