HBS - Directional and Regional Terms - Unit 1

The region pictured here

• Antecubital

• Intestinal

• Abdominal

• Pelvic

The needle is going into the ________ region. (interior of the elbow)

• Proximal

• Scapular

• Coxal

• Antecubital

The area medial to your arm but lateral to your chest. It is green in the image.

• Buccal

• Axillary

• Olecranal

• Popliteal

In this picture, the thumb is _______ to the fingers.

• medial

• axial

• inferior

• lateral

The region with the blue star pointing to it.

• Orbital

• Thoracic

• Frontal

• Buccal

This is a foot. The best term to describe the toes in relation to the ankle is...

• Toes are superior to ankle.

• Toes are medial to ankle.

• Toes are distal to ankle.

• Toes are proximal to ankle.

What is the yellow circled area called? You would wear a watch here.

• Digital Region

• Carpal Region

• Tarsal Region

• Capsular Region

The anatomical term for anything pertaining to your head.

• Cervical

• Crural

• Coxal

• Cephalic

This one is often confusing, though it has nothing to do with the reproductive system. It is really just the bones in and area around your neck.

• Cervical

• Thoracic

• Atlantic

• Inguinal

Notice the area in red. It would be considered __________ to the arms.

• anterior

• posterior

• lateral

• medial