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The sternal area (the area near the breastbone) is superior to the umbilical area (the area near the bellybutton or navel.)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe umbilical area is anterior or ventral to the lumbar area. The umbilical area (belly button) is on the front and the lumbar area (lower spine) is on the back.
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The different regions of the abdomen?
Umbilical Region- the centermost region deep to and surrounding the umbilicus (naval).Epigastic Region- located superior to the umbilical region (epi= upon, above; gasti = belly)Hypogastric (pubic) Region- located inferior to the umbilical region (hypo = below).Right and Left Iliac or Inguinal, Regions-located lateral to the hypogastric region (iliac = superior part of the hip bone)Right and Left Lumbar Regions- lie lateral to the umbilical region (lumbus = loin).Right and Left Hypochondriac Regions- flank the epiqastric region laterally (chondro = cartilage).
What regions of the abdomen is the navel located?
navel=depression in front of belly left by the remains of the umbilical cord-commonly known as your belly button. Naval=to do with ships/navy >> The Umbilical Region :)
Meaning of lumber region?
The lumbar region refers to the lower back. It is the area where the five lumbar vertebrae are located.
What are the 9 abdominal cavities?
The abdominal cavity is actually a subsection of the abdominal pelvic cavity. There are not 9 cavities. There are 9 abdominal regions: Right hypochondriac, Epigastric, Left Hypochondriac, Right Lumbar, Umbilical, Left Lumbar, Right Iliac, Hypogastric andLeft Iliac
What abdominopelvic region is below the epigastric region?
Suprapubic (Hypogastric) regionhypogastric
what region is to the left and right of the umbilical region?
The right and left lumbar regions are located adjacent to the umbilical region.
What regions in the abdominopelvic cavity are medial?
epigastric, umbilical, and hypogastric regions
Can you Label the regions and quadrants of abdominal area?
It is like a tic-tac-toe game. The middle section is called the umbilical region. Then, from the upper left around in a clockwise manner we have: Right hypochondriac Epigastric Left hypochondriac Left lumbar Left iliac Hypogastric Right iliac Right lumbar
What are nine areas of the abdominal surface?
top: epigastric, left hypochondria, right hypochodria middle: umbilical, left lumbar, right lumbar bottom: hypogastric, left iliac, right iliac
What is the area of the lower back?
what is mucor?
What is lumbar myositis?
I was reading about this sort of thing and I found that it is an inflammation in the muscles in the lumbar(loin) area. I was reading about this sort of thing and I found that it is an inflammation in the muscles in the lumbar(loin) area.
What is umbilical area?
belly button
What are 9 regions of the body?
The nine larger regions of the body are as follows. The right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, and left iliac are the nine regions.
What is the area around the belly button called?
umbilical area
Fluid coming out of the umbilical?
It is fine to have fluid coming out of the umbilical area from a newborn. If there is pus, it is not good.
What are the nine major sections of the human torso?
Right Hypochondriac, Epigastric, Left Hypochondriac, Right Lumbar, Umbilical, Left Lumbar, Right Iliac, Hypogastric, and Left Iliac. They are more properly referred to as the nine regions of the abdomen.
Why do doctors say that Cervical degenerative disks and Lumbar degrenerative disk are not the same My husband is on disability for the cervical and now shows lumbar degeneration.?
Cervical is in the neck area. Lumbar is the lower back area.
