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CSA Body Regions
Terms for specific body regions (Table 1-1, p. 5 in Vol1)
Body Region | Term: |
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Portion of trunk below diaphragm; between thorax and pelvis | Abdominal |
Region between elbow and wrist; forearm; cubital region | Antebrachial |
Space in front of the elbow | Antecubital |
Armpit area | Axillary |
Arm; proximal portion of upper limb | Brachial |
Region of the cheek | Buccal |
Wrist | Carpal |
Head | Cephalic |
Neck region | Cervical |
Ribs | Costal |
Skull | Cranial |
Antebrachial | Cubital |
Thigh; the part of the lower extremity between the hip and the knee | Femoral |
Buttock region | Gluteal |
Depressed region between the abdomen and the thigh; groin | Inguinal |
portion of the lower extremity between the knee and the foot; also called the crural region | Leg |
Region of the lower back and side between the lowest rib and the pelvis | Lumbar |
Breast | Mammary |
Lower portion of the back of the head | Occipital |
Eyes | Ophthalmic |
Mouth | Oral |
Ears | Otic |
Chest region | Pectoral |
Inferior region of the abdominopelvic cavity; lower portion of the trunk | Pelvic |
Region between the anus and the pubic symphysis; includes the region of the external reproductive organs | Perineal |
Sole of the foot | Plantar |
Area behind the knee | Popliteal |
Posterior region between the hipbones | Sacral |
Anterior midline of the thorax | Sternal |
Chest; part of the trunk inferior to the neck and superior to the diaphragm | Thoracic |
Navel; middle region of the abdomen | Umbilical |
Pertaining to the spinal column; backbone | Vertebral |