What are the 8 body regions?

Terms in this set (8)

  • Cranial. (Skull) Visible from the front or rear.
  • Cervical. (Neck) Starts below the head and ends at the thorax.
  • Dorsal. (Back) Runs from below the neck until the area below the waist (it doesn’t include the shoulders)
  • Thorax.
  • Abdomen.
  • Pelvis.
  • Upper Extremities.
  • Lower Extremities.

What are the 9 body regions?

The nine regions are smaller than the four abdominopelvic quadrants and include the right hypochondriac, right lumbar, right illiac, epigastric, umbilical, hypogastric (or pubic), left hypochondriac, left lumbar, and left illiac divisions. The perineum is sometimes considered to be the tenth division.

What are the 6 regions of the body?

Anatomical regions The entire human body is divided into regions, an approach called regional anatomy. Each main area (head, neck, thorax, abdomen, upper, and lower extremities) are divided into several smaller regions that aid compartmentalization.

What’s a body region?

1 Definition. The body regions, latin: Regiones corporis, devide the body into various anatomic districts which can be projected by the shape of planes onto the body surface. They simplify the rough topographical classification of anatomical structures related to the entirety of the organism.

What are the 6 body regions?

How many regions are in the human body?

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The human body is roughly apportionable into five big regions: head, neck, torso, upper extremity and lower extremity. The topographic anatomy subdivides this regions further into smaller subregions (see chart below).

What are the four major body regions?

The entire human body is divided into regions, an approach called regional anatomy. Each main area (head, neck, thorax, abdomen, upper, and lower extremities) are divided into several smaller regions that aid compartmentalization.