Regional Anatomy/Lesson 6

Introduction to Regional Anatomy - Lesson 6

The Regions of the Human Body

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Introduction to Regional Anatomy
Lesson:	Lesson 6
Level:	Undergraduate
Suggested Prerequisites:	no prerequisites
Time Investment:	5mins
Assessment Methods:	Quiz
Portal:	Science
School:	Biology/Medicine
Division:	Anatomy
Department:	Regional Anatomy
Lesson Coordinator:	=Benjamin= (talk)

Reading:

Anatomists have divided the body into several regions. These regions help localize disease names, surgeries, and have other medical implications.

The following are the general regions of the body. They will be covered in detail later:

Regions of the Human Body and What They Pertain To
Abdominal	Abdomen region.
Antebrachial	Forearm
Axillary	Armpit
Brachial	Arm
Cephalic	Head
Cervical	Neck
Crural	Anterior leg
Femoral	Thigh
Gluteal	Buttocks
Inguinal	Groin
Lumbar	Lower back
Manual	Hand
Pedal	Foot
Pelvic	Pelvis
Pubic	Pelvis area; more specifically the area around the genitals
Sural	Back of the leg,
Thoracic	Chest

Quiz:

1 The _______ artery supplies blood to the armpit region.

	Femoral
	Axillary
	Brachial
	Antebrachial

2 The heart is contained in the ________ region.

	Inguinal
	Sural
	Thoracic
	Cervical

3 Antebrachial pertains to the anterior portion of the leg.

	TRUE
	FALSE

Development status: this resource is experimental in nature.