What is Seven Body Regions

Outwardly, the human body is made up of six regions: the head, the upper extremities, the trunk and the lower extremities. The torso, however, can be divided into upper and lower parts, giving an upper trunk region and a lower trunk region; thus, the six regions of the body become seven.

Possibilities of a Body-Region Separately Weighing System in Healthcare

Noriko Kurata (Chuo University, Japan), Masakazu Ohashi (Chuo University, Japan), Hiroshi Ichikawa (Otsuma Women's University, Japan), Mayumi Hori (Hakuoh University, Japan), Sumiko Kurata (Tokyo Kasei-Gakuin University, Japan), and Tadao Kurata (Niigata University of Pharmacy and Applied Life Sciences, Japan)