AMCI Introduction to Medical Terminology for I2MC Practice Test

Think of the abdomen as a 3-by-3 grid of regions. The umbilical region sits in the center of the middle row around the navel. Right below that central area is the hypogastric region, which is the lower central part of the abdomen (also called the pubic region). So the statement is true because the hypogastric region lies directly beneath the umbilical region. The epigastric region is above the umbilical region, and the left lumbar region is to the side, not below.