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Topographic anatomy

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noun
The topographic approach in studying anatomy wherein the body is studied based on regions and the relations of the structures contained in that region
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In human anatomy, the body is divided generally into these regions:

  • head and neck
  • torso
  • upper member (or upper extremity)
  • lower member (or lower extremity)

The topographic anatomy would therefore be a way of studying these regions one by one.
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