47 pemonstrate What You Know! valuate your understanding of body regions and dir

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47 pemonstrate What You Know! valuate your understanding of body regions and directional terms, match each term umn A with its meaning in Column B. Column A Column B umbilical a pertaining to the skull b.pertaining to the groin c. pertaining to the chest d. toward the front (of the body) e. nearest the point of attachment fpertaining to the belly side or front of the body g, farthest from the point of attachment h. toward the head i.middle reion located near the navel j- pertaining to the neck k pertaining to the side I toward the tail m.middle region located above the stomach n.pertaining to the ilium o.pertaining to the back (of body), behind liac cervical cephalad 5. cranial 6. epigastric 7·thoracic 8. inguinal 9. anterior 0. proximal I I. lateral 12. posterior 13. caudad 14. ventral_ 15. distal If you are not satisfied with your retention level of the body structure chapter, visit DavisPlus Student Online Resource Center and the Medical Language Lab at medicallanguagelab.com to complete the website Medical Language Lab activities linked to this chapter Tuming terminology into language

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1) UMBLICAL:

The umblical is relating to or affecting the navel. The navel is the umblical cord.

2) ILIAC:

The iliac arteries are the three arteries located in the region of the ilium. The ilium is located in the pelvis. Common iliac artery is formed at the terminal portion of the aorta. External iliac artery is formed when the common iliac artery bifurcates and continues as the femoral artery at inguinal ligament.

3) CERVICAL: The cervical spine is located in the neck region. It is the delicate spine housing the spinal cord. These spinal cord is sending the messages from the brain to control all functions of the body.

4) CEPHALAD: The portion that is towards the head or anterior end of the body.

5) CRANIAL: The cranial is relating to the skull or cranium.

6) EPIGASTRIC: The upper central region of the abdomen is called as epigastric portion.

7) THORACIC: The thoracic is located in the chest area. It consists of 12 vertebrae.

8) INGUINAL: These refers to the lower lateral region of the abdomen.

9) ANTERIOR: The anterior is refers to the portion that is nearer to the front of the body or nearer to the head.

10) PROXIMAL: The part is situated nearer to the middle of the body or the point of attached.

11) LATERAL: Towards or from the side.

12) POSTERIOR: The portion that refers to back in position or nearer the hind end.

13) CAUDAD: These is towards the tail or posterior end.

14) VENTRAL: It is related to the underside of the body.

15) DISTAL: These is situated away from the middle of the body.

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