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19 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 posterior regions of the trunk?
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Cervical Region
Thoracic Region Lumbar Region Sacral Region Coccyx Region or Tailbone |
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Cervical Region
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Neck composed of 7 cervical vertibrae. Supports the skull and provides rotation.
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Thoracic Region
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Chest composed of 12 thoracic vertebrae, which attach to the ribs.
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Lumbar Region
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Loin composed of 5 lumbar vertebrae that support the small of the back.
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Sacral Region
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Sacrum composed of 5 sacral vertebrae that are fused to the bone.
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Coccyx Region or Tailbone
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Composed of 4 coccygeal vertebrae that are fused into one bone.
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What are the regions of the abdomen?
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Right/Left Hypochondriac
Right/Left Flank or Lumbar Region Right/Left Inguinal or Iliac Epigastric Umbilical Hypogastric or Suprapubic |
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Right Hypochondriac
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Region on the right side that is under the ribs. Contains the right side of the liver, the right kidney and a portion of the diaphragm.
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Left Hypochondriac
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Region on the left side that is under the ribs. Contains portions of the diaphragm, the spleen, the stomach. the left kidney, and part of the pancreas.
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Right Flank or Lumbar Region
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Region on the right that is near the lumbar vertebrae; the right loin area. Contains portions of the large intestine and the right kidney.
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Left Flank or Lumbar Region
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Region of the left loin area. Contains portions of the small and large intestines and a portion of the left kidney.
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Right Inguinal or Iliac
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Region on the right located near the groin. Contains portions of the small and large intestines.
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Left Inguinal or Iliac
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Region on the left located near the groin. Contains portions of the small and large intestines.
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Epigastric
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Region over the stomach. Contains the pancreas and portions of the stomach, liver, inferior vena cava, abdominal aorta, and the duodendum.
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Umbilical
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Region near the umbilicus (belly button, omphalo). Contains sections of the small and large intestines and a portion of the left kidney.
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Hypogastric or Suprapubic
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Region under the stomach. Major stuctures include a portion of the sigmoid colon, the urinary bladder, and ureters, and portions of the small intestine.
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Coronal Plane
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Cuts the body in half like a sandwich.
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Sagittarial Plane
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Cuts the body in half dividing it into left and right sides.
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Transverse Plane
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Cuts the body in half dividing it top and bottom.
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