Anatomical Terms for the Front of the Trunk - Video Tutorials & Practice Problems
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The Front of the Trunk
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Now we're gonna learn some anatomical terms for the front of the trunk. Quick reminder, every anatomy class, every professor has a slightly different list of words they want you to know. So check your notes to make sure that you are studying the exact right list of words. First off, we have axillary, the axillary region is the armpit. I remember that because if I swing an ax, I'm gonna raise up my arm and you're gonna see my axillary region, you're gonna see my armpit. If I swing an ax, swing an ax axillary armpit. Next up, we have memory, memory is the breast. Remember that one? Because mammals make milk, mammals and Mammy come from the same root. One thing all mammals have in common, they have mammary glands that make milk. Those memory glands are located in the breast. So, Mammy, breast, next, we have umbilical umbilical is the navel. And you know, I'm sure you've heard of cutting the cord when a baby is born, the cord that you cut is the umbilical cord. That remnant of your umbilical cord is your belly button. So belly button or navel umbilical. Next, we have inguinal inguinal is the groin. I remember that one because inguinal kind of sounds like groin and inguinal is the groin. Next, we have pubic pubic is just the region near your genitals. You're probably familiar with the pubic region. However, if you need a memory tool, don't show your pubic region in public. Next up, we have thoracic, thoracic is just the chest kind of the region of your ribs or inside your ribs. It's also sometimes called the thorax. So your thorax, your thoracic region is your chest, your sternal region, your sternal region is the middle of your chest, that middle of your chest. The sternum is the bone that's between your ribs. So the sternum is in the sternal region, the sternal region is the middle of your chest, the abdominal region, the abdominal region is your abdomen, the region sort of below your ribs and the abdominal region, your abs are in your abdominal region. That's where your six pack is or at least your six pack abs in the abdominal region. Abdominal region is the abdomen. Finally, we have the pelvic region. The pelvic region is going to be the pelvis and you have a a bone, right? You can feel your hip bones that those hip bones are part of the pelvis, that sort of make a bowl that define the bottom of the trunk of your body, that bowl of is the pelvis and anything inside that bowl is inside the pelvic region. So Pelvis is the Pelvic region. With that. We've just learned nine more terms and I'll see you in the next video.
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Anatomical Terms for the Front of the Trunk Example 1
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All right. So let's try to use some of those anatomical terms that we just learned to try and figure out where some of these structures are located on the body. First up, we have memory glands. Take a second. Do you know where mammary glands are gonna be? All right. There's a decent chance you already knew this one. Remember, mammals make milk with the memory. Memory glands are the glands that make milk. So the memory glands are located in the breast. Next up, we have the umbilical vein. Where do you think the umbilical vein is gonna be located right in the developing fetus? The umbilical cord connects the fetus to the placenta and exchanges nutrients with the mom. So the vein is gonna be carrying blood up that umbilical cord. So for our purposes, we're gonna say that it passes through the navel or the belly button. All right. Next up, we have the inguinal canal. Where do you think the inguinal canal is gonna be? All right. Keyword, inguinal. Remember, inguinal I said, reminds me of groin. The inguinal canal is in the groin and the inguinal canal is a small passageway through the muscles of the abdomen that some blood vessels and other things pass through. All right. Next up, we have the pubic synthesis. Where do you think the pubic synthesis is gonna be? OK. The pubic synthesis pubic we said is the region sort of near where your genitals are. The pubic synthesis is actually the part of the bone part of your pelvis. Uh You can feel the pubic synthesis. It's the bony part right between your legs, sort of right near the genitals that you can feel in front. So we're gonna say for this one, this is actually right at the front of the pelvis. But if you said it was in the region of the genitals, you'd be right as well. All right with that, we have some more practice problems below. Give them a try.
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Which term or terms refers to an area that is inferior to the axillary region?
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Inguinal
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Umbilical
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Abdomen
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A-C are correct.
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Your thoracic vertebrae are likely found in what region of the back based on the anatomical terms?
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Neck
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Midback
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Lower Back
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Tailbone
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If you experience an inguinal hernia while lifting a large box, what area will you grab in pain?
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Neck
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Lower Back
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Groin
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Naval
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