What are the 5 regions of the body?
The human body is roughly apportionable into five big regions: head, neck, torso, upper extremity and lower extremity. The topographic anatomy subdivides this regions further into smaller subregions (see chart below).
Is crural region anterior?
the anterior surface of the inferior limb between the knee and the ankle.
Where are the femoral and the crural region found?
The femoral region is: a. superior (proximal) to the crural region. The crural region of the leg refers to the portion between the knee extending down…
What is posterior to the crural region?
Posterior crural region. Triceps surae muscle. Origin: Gastrocnemius heads – medial and lateral condyle of femur, Soleus – line of soleus on tibia. Insertion: calcaneal tuberosity.
What is crural region?
the crural region encompassing the lower leg, between the knee and ankle, the tarsal region encompassing the ankle, the pedal region encompassing the foot. the digital/phalangeal region encompassing the toes.
What is the crural region?
the crural region encompassing the lower leg, between the knee and ankle, the fibular region encompassing the outside of the lower leg, the tarsal region encompassing the ankle, the pedal region encompassing the foot.
What does the term Crural mean?
: of or relating to the thigh or leg specifically : femoral crural artery.
Where are the crural bones?
The tarsal bones are arranged from proximal to distal into 3 rows: Proximal (crural) row: composed by tibial tarsal bone (talus) and fibular tarsal bone (calcaneus). It articulates with the tibia to form the tarsocrural joint. Middle (intermetatarsal) row: composed only by the central tarsal bone (navicular bone).
Where are the crural muscles?
It arises from the lateral condyle of the tibia, the upper three-fourths of the anterior surface of the shaft of the fibula, the upper part of the anterior surface of the interosseous membrane, the deep surface of the fascia cruris, the anterior crural intermuscular septum and the septum between it and the Tibialis …
What is your Crural?
crural • \KRUR-ul\ • adjective. : of or relating to the thigh or leg; specifically : femoral.
What is distal to the crural region?
Which of these body parts is distal to the crural region? tarsal region.
