Regions and related terms Flashcards
Abdominopelvic Regions
Hypochondriac, epigastric, lumbar, umbilical, inguinal, hypogastric
Epigastric
Middle region above stomach
Umbilical
central region near the navel
Inguinal ( iliac )
right and left lower regions near the groin aka iliac
Lumbar
right and left middle regions near waist
Hypogastric
middle lower region below the umbilical region
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
RUQ - right upper quadrant
LUQ - left upper quadrant
RLQ - right lower quadrant
LLQ - left lower quadrant
divisions of back
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
cervical
neck region (c1 to c7)
thoracic
chest region ( t1 to t12 )
lumbar
loin (waist) region (L1 to L5)
sacral
region of the sacrum (S1 to S5)
coccygeal
region of the coccyx (tailbone)
vertebra
single backbone **two e’s
vertebrae
backbones (VER-teh-bray)