Regions of the Body (Part 1 of 3)

An incredibly complex system, the human body is composed of many organs, bones, muscles, and other structures. There are several ways to classify body parts, and this quiz will focus on the regions of the body.

Anatomical regions separate the human body into compartments. Similar to a map, a region describes a particular area.

Let’s get started with the first quiz to learn or practice about body regions.

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Term Body Part
cranial cranium or skull
facial face
frontal forehead
ocular eye
buccal cheek
otic ear
nasal nose
oral mouth
mental chin
cervical neck
thoracic chest cavity
mammary breast
abdominal abdomen
umbilicus navel
coxal hip or hip joint

  • Question of

    The region consists of the upper part of the head.

    • cranial
    • oral
    • abdominal
    • olecranal

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    (Crani/al= crani is a word root that means "cranium or skull", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Cranial region refers to the upper part of the head.

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    The region includes the lower half of the head beginning below the ears.

    • facial
    • mental
    • patellar
    • pubic

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    (Faci/al= faci is a word root that means "face", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The facial region consists of the lower half of the head, beginning below the ears.

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    Refers to the region of the forehead.

    • frontal
    • femoral
    • patellar
    • auricle

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    (Front/al= front is a word root that means "forehead" or "anterior", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The forehead is called the frontal region.

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    Refers to the area around the eyes.

    • ocular
    • antebrachial
    • lumbar
    • tarsal

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    (Ocul/ar= ocul is a word root that means "eye", -ar is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Ocular or orbital region refers to the area surrounding the eyes.

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    The cheeks are referred to as this region.

    • buccal
    • dorsal
    • patellar
    • facial

    Correct Wrong

    (Bucc/al= bucc is a word root that means "cheek", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Buccal region refers to the cheeks.

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    Ears are referred to as this region.

    • otic
    • pedal
    • lumbar
    • tarsal

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    (Ot/ic= ot is a word root that means "ear", -ic is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Auricles or otic regions pertain to the ears.

  • Question of

    Refers to the area around the nose.

    • nasal
    • pubic
    • mental
    • lumbar

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    (Nas/al= nas is a word root that means "nose", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Nasal region refers to the area around the nose.

  • Question of

    It refers to the area around the mouth.

    • oral
    • tarsal
    • popliteal
    • palmar

    Correct Wrong

    (Or/al= or is a word root that means "mouth", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Oral region refers to the mouth.

  • Question of

    The region the chin is referred to.

    • mental
    • auricle
    • palmar
    • popliteal

    Correct Wrong

    (Ment/al= ment is a word root that means "chin" or can also refer to "mind", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The chin is called the mental region.

  • Question of

    The region the neck is referred to.

    • cervical
    • sacral
    • buccal
    • axillary

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    (cervic/al= cervic is a word root that means "neck" or also can refer to the "cervix of uterus", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) Cervical region refers to the neck.

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    The region encompassing the chest.

    • thoracic
    • mammary
    • sural
    • axillary

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    (thorac/ic= thorac is a word root that means "thorax" or "chest cavity" , -ic is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The thoracic region encompasses the chest.

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    The region encompassing each breast.

    • mammary
    • calcaneal
    • gluteal
    • antebrachial

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    (mamma/ry= mamma is a word root that means "breast", -ry is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The mammary region encompasses each breast.

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    The region encompassing the stomach area.

    • abdominal
    • pedal
    • dorsal
    • frontal

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    (abdomin/al = abdomin is a word root that means "abdomen", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The abdominal region encompasses the stomach area.

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    Located at the center of the abdomen.

    • umbilicus
    • inguinal
    • olecranal
    • coxal

    Correct Wrong

    (umbilic/us = umbilic is a word root that means "navel", -us is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) At the center of the abdomen is the umbilicus, or navel.

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    The region encompassing the belt line.

    • coxal
    • tarsal
    • buccal
    • abdominal

    Correct Wrong

    (cox/al = cox is a word root that means "hip" or "hip joint", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The coxal region encompasses the belt line.