Question

1. ____ the umbilical region is ____ to the lumbar region.

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall anatomical directional terms. The umbilical region (around the navel) is medial (closer to the midline of the body) to the lumbar region (lower back area, which is more lateral). Anatomical terms of direction: medial means toward the midline, lateral is away from the midline. The lumbar regions are on the sides of the umbilical region, so umbilical is medial to lumbar.

Answer:

medial