Regions of the Body (Part 3 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
scapular shoulder blade
dorsal upper back
lumbar lower back
sacral sacrum
acromial outer end of the shoulder blade
olecranal back of the elbow
manual hand
gluteal buttocks
popliteal back of the knee
sural calf
calcaneal heel
plantar sole of the foot

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    The region encompassing the scapulae and the area around.

    • scapular
    • acromial
    • mental
    • sural

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    (scapul/ar = scapul is a word root that means "scapula" (shoulder blade), -ar is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The scapular region encompasses the scapulae and the area around them.

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    The region encompassing the upper back.

    • dorsal
    • patellar
    • manual
    • lumbar

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    (dors/al = dors- is a prefix that means "back" or "posterior", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The dorsal region encompasses the upper back.

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    The region encompassing the lower back.

    • lumbar
    • facial
    • dorsal
    • pollex

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    (lumb/ar = lumb- is a word root that means "loin" or "lower back", -ar is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The lumbar region encompasses the lower back.

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    The region occurring at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks.

    • sacral
    • hallux
    • inguinal
    • palmar

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    (sacr/al = sacr is a word root that means "sacrum", -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The sacral region occurs at the end of the spine, directly above the buttocks.

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    The region encompassing the shoulder.

    • acromial
    • plantar
    • mental
    • umbilicus

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    (acromi/al = acromi is a word root that means "acromion" (outer end of shoulder blade), -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The acromial region encompasses the shoulder.

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    The region encompassing the back of the elbow.

    • olecranal
    • scapular
    • mammary
    • ocular

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    (olecran/al = olecran is a word root that means "olecranon" (elbow bone), -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The olecranal region encompasses the back of the elbow.

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    The region encompassing the back of the hand.

    • manual
    • buccal
    • gluteal
    • antebrachial

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    (manu/al = manu is a word root that means "hand" , -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The manual or manus region encompasses the back of the hand.

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    The region encompassing the buttocks.

    • gluteal
    • acromial
    • brachial
    • frontal

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    (glute/al = glute is a word root that means "gluteal muscles" (buttocks) , -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The gluteal region encompasses the buttocks.

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    The region encompassing the back of the knee.

    • popliteal
    • crural
    • patellar
    • manual

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    (Poplit/e/al = poplit/e is a combining form that means “popliteus” (the area behind the knee) , -al is a suffix that means “pertaining to”.) The popliteal region encompasses the back of the knee.

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    The region encompassing the back of the lower leg.

    • sural
    • pollex
    • inguinal
    • hallux

    Correct Wrong

    (sura/l = sura is a word root that means  "calf of the leg" , -l is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The sural region encompasses the back of the lower leg.

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    The region encompassing the heel.

    • calcaneal
    • antebrachial
    • cranial
    • coxal

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    (Calcan/e/al = calcan/e is a combining form that means "calcaneus" (heel bone) , -al is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The calcaneal region encompasses the heel.

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    The region encompassing the sole of the foot.

    • plantar
    • sural
    • auricle
    • antecubital

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    (plant/ar = plant is a word root that means  "sole of the foot", -ar is a suffix that means "pertaining to".) The plantar region encompasses the sole of the foot.