1. INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL ANATOMY
Kaan Yücel M.D., Ph.D November 2013 Tuesday

2. topographical anatomy
organization of the human body as major parts or segments
Head
Neck
Trunk
thorax, abdomen, back, & pelvis/perineum
Upper limbs & lower limbs
Anterior aspect of the leg

3. Cavities in the body
Dorsal body cavity

4. Cavities in the body
Ventral body cavity

5. Cavities in the body

6. reGIONS in the body Head & neck Upper limb Thorax Abdomen Back
Pelvis & Perineum
Lower limb

7. HEAD
Neurocranium
Skeleton of the face

8. NECK joins the head to the trunk and limbs
transitional area between the head and the trunk
joins the head to the trunk and limbs
major conduit for structures passing between them.
several important organs with unique functions located here

9. shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand
UPPER LIMB
shoulder, arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, and hand
Shoulder
area of upper limb attachment to trunk
Arm
between shoulder & elbow joint
Forearm
between elbow joint & wrist joint
Hand
distal to the wrist joint

10. proximal segment of the limb
UPPER LIMB
SHOULDER
proximal segment of the limb
overlaps parts of the trunk (thorax and back) and lower lateral neck

11. AXILLA UPPER LIMB irregularly shaped pyramidal space
area of transition between the neck and the arm
irregularly shaped pyramidal space

12. Arm Forearm UPPER LIMB first segment of the free upper limb
between shoulder & elbow
1 bone
Forearm
second longest segment of the limb
between elbow & wrist (L. carpus)
2 bones

13. part of the upper limb distal to the forearm
Hand
L. manus
part of the upper limb distal to the forearm
Wrist
Palm
Dorsum of hand
Digits (fingers)

14. THORAX
between the neck and abdomen .

15. THORAcIC SKELETON forms the osteocartilaginous thoracic cage
protects the thoracic viscera and some abdominal organs.
12 pairs of ribs & associated costal cartilages
12 thoracic vertebrae & intervertebral discs
Sternum

16. ABDOMEN between thorax & pelvis (pelvic inlet)
organs of the alimentary system and part of the urogenital system
Containment of the abdominal organs and their contents
provided by musculoaponeurotic walls anterolaterally, diaphragm superiorly, muscles of the pelvis inferiorly

17. posterior aspect of the body
BACK
posterior aspect of the body
provides the musculoskeletal axis of support for the trunk.
Bony elements
mainly vertebrae
+ proximal elements of the ribs
+ superior aspects of the pelvic bones
+ posterior basal regions of the skull

18. spinal cord and proximal parts of the spinal nerves
BACK
spinal cord and proximal parts of the spinal nerves
send and receive information to and from most of the body.

19. PELVIS
from the pelvic inlet to the pelvic diaphragm
part of the trunk inferoposterior to abdomen area of transition between trunk & lower limbs
pelvic cavity
inferiormost part of the abdominopelvic cavity
PERINEUM
between the sex organs and the anus

20. SKELETON OF THE PELVIS Right hip bone Left hip bone
(coxal bones; pelvic bones)
Sacrum
Coccyx (tailbone)

21. LOWER LIMB Gluteal region Thigh Knee Leg Ankle Foot
between the iliac crest and the fold of skin (gluteal fold)
Thigh
Knee
Leg
Ankle
Foot

22. transitional region between the trunk and free lower limbs
GLUTEAL REGION
transitional region between the trunk and free lower limbs

23. between gluteal, abdominal, and perineal regions proximally
LOWER LIMB
FEMORAL REGION-THIGH
between gluteal, abdominal, and perineal regions proximally
knee region distally
1 bone

24. KNEE REGION LOWER LIMB posterior region of the knee (L. poples)
transitional area between the thigh and the leg
posterior region of the knee (L. poples)
popliteal fossa

25. LOWER LIMB Leg region Ankle region Foot
between knee joint & ankle joint
2 bones
Ankle region
(L. tarsus)
talocrural region (L. regio talocruralis)
Foot
(L. pes) or foot region (L. regio pedis)
distal part of the lower limb

26. Axilla
Popliteal fossa (5)