Book 4 - Self Instructional Manual for Cancer Registrars - SEER ...

Figure 3. ANATOMIC DIVISIONSOF THE ABDOMEN1. Hypochondriac regions (upper lateral regions) I_2. Epigastric region (upper mid-region medialto the hypochondriac regions)3. Lumbar regions (midlateral regions)4. Umbilical (navel)region I[6. Hypogastric or pelvic region (regioninferior to the lower border of the iliac5. Inguinalregions)Orcrest and iliac medial regions to the(lower inguinal lateral regions)_._tk\, ,),)_lllac. rob tOn the following page is a practical exercise containing some commonly used terms. Use this testto identify those terms which you need to study.As you study each body system, you will be asked questions which require you to use yourknowledge about location terms. The questions might be something like this:Q. Does the word suprarenal refer to a gland which is located above, below, distal to, or lateralto the kidney?Answer: above--the prefix supra means "above."Q. Does the clavicle lie inferior to or superior to the maxilla (upper jaw)?Answer: inferior to--inferior means "situated below or directed downward."14