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Body Regions

Medical Definition:	Anatomical areas of the body.
Guide Notes:	not used for indexing
Previously Indexed:	specific region (1966-1997)

Body Regions Categories.

	Abdomen - That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS.
	Back
	Breast - In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.
	Extremities
	Head
	Neck
	Pelvis - The basin-like area outlined by the hip bones and the vertebral column (SPINE).
	Perineum
	Thorax - The upper part of the trunk between the NECK and the ABDOMEN. It contains the chief organs of the circulatory and respiratory systems. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
	Viscera - Any of the large interior organs in any one of the three great cavities of the body, especially in the abdomen.

Body Regions Medical Definitions and Terms

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