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  2. Navel - Wikipedia

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    Parts of the adult navel include the "umbilical cord remnant" or "umbilical tip", which is the often protruding scar left by the detachment of the umbilical cord. This is located in the center of the navel, sometimes described as the belly button. Around the cord remnant is the "umbilical collar", formed by the dense fibrous umbilical ring ...

  3. Umbilical region - Wikipedia

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    The umbilical region is one of the nine regions of the abdomen. It is the region that surrounds the area around the umbilicus and is placed approximately halfway between the xiphoid process and the pubic symphysis .

  4. Linea alba (abdomen) - Wikipedia

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    The umbilicus (navel) is a defect in the linea alba through which foetal umbilical vessels pass before birth. [1] The linea alba is formed by the union of aponeuroses (of the muscles of the anterior abdominal wall [ 2 ] ) that collectively make up the rectus sheath .

  5. Anterior triangle of the neck - Wikipedia

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    Midline of the neck from chin to the jugular notch Posterior boundary: The anterior margin of sternocleidomastoid: Superior boundary (base) The lower border of the body of the mandible, and a line extending from the angle of the mandible to the mastoid process

  6. McBurney's point - Wikipedia

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    McBurney's point is named after American surgeon Charles McBurney (1845–1913). [1] [6] McBurney himself did not locate his point in a precise way in his original article.The seat of greatest pain, determined by the pressure of one finger, has been very exactly between an inch and a half and two inches from the anterior spinous process of the ilium on a straight line drawn from that process ...

  7. Surgical incision - Wikipedia

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    Maylard incision – A variation of Pfannenstiel incision is the Maylard incision in which the rectus abdominis muscles are sectioned transversally to permit wider access to the pelvis. [6] The Maylard incision is also called the Mackenrodt incision. The incision in the rectus muscles is performed with the help of cautery, scalpel or surgical ...

  8. List of human anatomical features - Wikipedia

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    The shoulderblades are the scapular area and the breastbone is the sternal region. The abdominal area is the region between the chest and the pelvis. The breast is called the mamma or mammary, the armpit as the axilla and axillary, and the navel as the umbilicus and umbilical. The pelvis is the lower torso, between the abdomen and the thighs.

  9. Outline of human anatomy - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human anatomy: . Human anatomy is the scientific study of the morphology of the adult human.It is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy.