Medical Terminology Body Parts Quiz

Questions and Answers

What does acromial refer to?

point of the shoulder

What does antebrachial refer to?

forearm

What does antecubital mean?

in front of elbow

What does axillary refer to?

armpit Signup and view all the answers

What does brachial mean?

arm Signup and view all the answers

What does buccal refer to?

cheek Signup and view all the answers

What does carpal refer to?

wrist Signup and view all the answers

What does cephalic mean?

head Signup and view all the answers

What does cervical refer to?

neck Signup and view all the answers

What does coxal mean?

hip Signup and view all the answers

What does cranial mean?

skull Signup and view all the answers

What does crural refer to?

shin Signup and view all the answers

What does cubital mean?

elbow Signup and view all the answers

What does digital refer to?

finger Signup and view all the answers

What does femoral mean?

thigh Signup and view all the answers

What does genital refer to?

external reproductive organs Signup and view all the answers

What does gluteal refer to?

buttocks Signup and view all the answers

What does inguinal mean?

groin Signup and view all the answers

What does mental mean?

chin Signup and view all the answers

What does nasal mean?

nose Signup and view all the answers

What does occipital mean?

posterior of the head Signup and view all the answers

What does orbital refer to?

eye cavity Signup and view all the answers

What does otic mean?

ear Signup and view all the answers

What does palmar mean?

palm Signup and view all the answers

What does patellar mean?

knee Signup and view all the answers

What does pectoral mean?

front of the chest Signup and view all the answers

What does perineal refer to?

between the thighs, the anus, and external reproductive organs Signup and view all the answers

What does plantar mean?

sole of the foot Signup and view all the answers

What does popliteal mean?

back of the knee Signup and view all the answers

What does sternal refer to?

anterior of the rib cage Signup and view all the answers

What does sural mean?

calf of the leg Signup and view all the answers

What does tarsal mean?

ankle Signup and view all the answers

What does thoracic refer to?

chest Signup and view all the answers

What does superior mean?

toward the head Signup and view all the answers

What does inferior mean?

toward the feet Signup and view all the answers

What does anterior mean?

toward the front Signup and view all the answers

What does posterior mean?

toward the back Signup and view all the answers

What does dorsal mean?

toward the back Signup and view all the answers

What does ventral mean?

toward the front Signup and view all the answers

What does medial mean?

toward the middle or center Signup and view all the answers

What does lateral mean?

on or close to the side Signup and view all the answers

What does proximal mean?

near to where a limb attaches Signup and view all the answers

What does distal mean?

further from where a limb attaches Signup and view all the answers

What does bilateral mean?

both sides of the body Signup and view all the answers

What does unilateral mean?

one side of the body Signup and view all the answers

What does deep mean?

toward the interior Signup and view all the answers

What does superficial mean?

toward the skin Signup and view all the answers

What does parietal refer to?

wall of a cavity Signup and view all the answers

What does visceral mean?

internal organs Signup and view all the answers

What does supine mean?

lying face up Signup and view all the answers

What does prone mean?

lying face down Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Medical Terminology for Body Parts

Acromial: Refers to the point of the shoulder.
Antebrachial: Pertains to the forearm region of the body.
Antecubital: Located in front of the elbow joint.
Axillary: Relates to the armpit area.
Brachial: Corresponds to the arm.
Buccal: Relates to the cheek.
Carpal: Refers to the wrist.
Cephalic: Pertains to the head.
Cervical: Relates to the neck.
Coxal: Describes the hip area.
Cranial: Pertains to the skull.
Crural: Relates to the shin.
Cubital: Refers to the elbow.
Digital: Pertains to fingers.
Femoral: Relates to the thigh.
Genital: Describes external reproductive organs.
Gluteal: Pertains to the buttocks.
Inguinal: Relates to the groin area.
Mental: Refers to the chin.
Nasal: Pertains to the nose.
Occipital: Refers to the posterior part of the head.
Orbital: Relates to the eye cavity.
Otic: Pertains to the ear.
Palmar: Refers to the palm of the hand.
Patellar: Relates to the knee region.
Pectoral: Describes the front of the chest.
Perineal: Refers to the area between the thighs, the anus, and external reproductive organs.
Plantar: Pertains to the sole of the foot.
Popliteal: Refers to the back of the knee.
Sternal: Describes the anterior part of the rib cage.
Sural: Relates to the calf of the leg.
Tarsal: Pertains to the ankle region.
Thoracic: Relates to the chest area.

Directional Terms in Anatomy

Superior: Indicates a position toward the head.
Inferior: Refers to a position toward the feet.
Anterior: Indicates a position toward the front of the body.
Posterior: Refers to a position toward the back of the body.
Dorsal: Indicates a position toward the back side.
Ventral: Refers to a position toward the front side.
Medial: Pertains to a position toward the middle or center of the body.
Lateral: Refers to a position on or close to the side.
Proximal: Indicates a position near to where a limb attaches to the body.
Distal: Refers to a position further from where a limb attaches.
Bilateral: Refers to structures located on both sides of the body.
Unilateral: Refers to structures located on one side of the body.
Deep: Indicates a position toward the interior of the body.
Superficial: Refers to a position toward the surface of the skin.

Other Anatomical Terms

Parietal: Describes the wall of a cavity.
Visceral: Refers to internal organs.
Supine: Describes a position lying face up.
Prone: Describes a position lying face down.

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