Regions of the Body (Part 2 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.

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Term Body Part
pubic pubis
inguinal groin
femoral upper leg bone
patellar knee
crural shin area of the leg
tarsal ankle
pedal foot
hallux big toe
axillary armpit
brachial upper arm
antecubital front of the elbow
antebrachial forearm
carpal wrist
palmar palm
pollex thumb

  • Question of

    The region surrounding the genitals.

    • pubic
    • facial
    • cervical
    • coxal

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    (pub/ic = pub is a word root that means "pubis", -ic is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The pubic region surrounding the genitals.

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    Located at the junction of the abdomen and the thigh.

    • inguinal
    • palmar
    • plantar
    • scapular

    Correct Wrong

    (inguin/al = inguin is a word root that means "groin", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The inguinal or groin is the junctional area between the abdomen and the thigh.

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    The region encompassing the thighs.

    • femoral
    • scapular
    • lumbar
    • crural

    Correct Wrong

    (femor/al = femor is a word root that means "femur (upper leg bone)", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The femoral region encompasses the thighs.

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    The region encompassing the knee.

    • patellar
    • olecranal
    • cranial
    • tarsal

    Correct Wrong

    (patell/ar = patell is a word root that means "patella (knee cap)", -ar is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The patellar region encompasses the knee.

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    The region encompassing the shin area of the leg.

    • crural
    • antebrachial
    • umbilicus
    • ocular

    Correct Wrong

    (crur/al = crur is a word root that means "leg", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The crural region encompasses the shin area of the leg.

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    The region encompassing the ankle.

    • tarsal
    • femoral
    • axillary
    • brachial

    Correct Wrong

    (tars/al = tars is a word root that means "ankle" or can also refer to "edge of the eyelid", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The tarsal region encompasses the ankle.

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    The region encompassing the foot.

    • pedal
    • scapular
    • gluteal
    • calcaneal

    Correct Wrong

    (ped/al = ped is a word root that means "foot", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The pedal region encompasses the foot.

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    The great toe is referred to.

    • hallux
    • oral
    • gluteal
    • carpal

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    (hallux = hallux is a word root that means "big toe" or "great toe".) A great toe is called a hallux.

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    The region encompassing the armpit.

    • axillary
    • acromial
    • sural
    • crural

    Correct Wrong

    (axilla/ry = axilla is a word root that means "armpit", -ry is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The axillary region encompasses the armpit.

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    The region encompassing the upper arm.

    • brachial
    • sacral
    • cervical
    • frontal

    Correct Wrong

    (brachi/al = brachi is a word root that means "arm" or "upper arm", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The brachial region encompasses the upper arm.

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    The region encompasses the front of the elbow.

    • antecubital
    • scapular
    • cervical
    • acromial

    Correct Wrong

    (ante/cubit/al = ante- is a prefix that means "anterior" (front), cubit is a word root that means "ulna" (the inner and larger bone of the forearm) and -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The antecubital region encompasses the front of the elbow.

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    The region encompassing the forearm.

    • antebrachial
    • sacral
    • carpal
    • gluteal

    Correct Wrong

    (ante/brachi/al = ante- is a prefix that means "anterior" (front), brachi is a word root that means "arm" or "upper arm" and -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The antebrachial region encompasses the forearm.

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    The region encompassing the wrist.

    • carpal
    • olecranal
    • antecubital
    • mammary

    Correct Wrong

    (carp/al = carp is a word root that means "wrist", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The carpal region encompasses the wrist.

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    The region encompassing the palm.

    • palmar
    • lumbar
    • hallux
    • nasal

    Correct Wrong

    (palm/ar = palm is a word root that means "palm", -ar is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The palmar region encompasses the palm.

  • Question of

    The thumb is referred to.

    • pollex
    • cervical
    • frontal
    • sacral

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    (pollex = pollex is a word root that means "thumb".) The thumb is called the pollex.