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lumbar region |
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lumbar region. See lateral region. region a general term to designate certain areas on the surface of the body within certain defined boundaries. abdominal r's nine arbitrary areas into which the ventral surface of the abdomen is divided, including the epigastric, right and left hypochondriac, umbilical, right and left lateral, pubic, right and left inguinal. I region that part of the major histocompatibility complex where immune response genes are present. lumbar region the region of the back lying lateral to the lumbar vertebrae. perineal region the region over the pelvic outlet, including the anal and urogenital regions. precordial region the part of the chest covering the heart. pubic region the middle portion of the most caudal region of the abdomen, located caudal to the umbilical region and between the inguinal regions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The lumbar region was judged to be abnormal when, during elevation of both lower legs during the PLE test, the subjects complained of strong pain in the lumbar region, including "low back pain," "very heavy feeling on the low back," and "feeling as if the low back was coming off," and such pain disappeared when they returned the lower legs to the initial position. One of his first pieces in the ``Bone Daddy'' series is an image of his lumbar region in silhouette, crawling with clusters of pink, green and yellow dots. Most of the movements of flexion and extension and lateral flexion and rotation take place in the lumbar region. |
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