Question

1. you must make a notation on a patient’s record. use the correct anatomical terminology to describe the location of the following.

a. pain in the back

b. the gall bladder

c. a cut in the lower
part of the right arm

d. heartburn

e. stomach cramps

Explanation:

Each description uses standard anatomical terminology to pinpoint the location accurately, based on anatomical positional and regional terms.

Answer:

a. pain in the back: Dorsal (posterior) body region
b. the gall bladder: Right upper quadrant (RUQ) of the abdomen, inferior to the liver
c. a cut in the lower part of the right arm: Distal right brachial region
d. heartburn: Substernal (retrosternal) upper abdominal/epigastric region
e. stomach cramps: Epigastric and left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the abdomen