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Anatomical Relationships

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Anterior - Ventral   the front of the body  
Posterior - Dorsal   the back of the body  
Deep- Internal   not near the surface  
Superficial - External   on or close to the surface  
Distal   closer to the tip or end  
Proximal   closer to the point of origin  
Inferior - Caudal   toward the feet  
Superior - Cranial   toward the head  
Lateral   toward the side (left or right)  
Medial   toward the middle axis  
Dorsal (human)=   Superior (dog)=  
Ventral (human)=   Inferior (dog)=  
Caudal (human)=   Posterior (dog)=  
Cranial (human)=   Anterior (dog)=  
Frontal - Coronal   divides the body into a front half and a back half  
Medial - Sagittal   divides the body into left and reight sections  
Transverse - Horizontal   divides the body into top and bottom portions  
Epigatric Region   #2 of 9  
Hypochondriac Region   (left and right) #1 and #3 of 9  
Umbilical Region   #5 of 9  
Lumbar Region   (left and right)#4 and #6 of 9  
Hypogastric Region - Pubic Region   #8 of 9  
Iliac Region - Inguinal Region   (left and right) #7 and #9 of 9  
Right upper quadrant   (RUQ) #1 of 4  
Left upper quadrant   (LUQ) #2 of 4  
Right lower quadrant   (RLQ) #3 of 4  
Left lower quadrant   (LLQ) #4 of 4  
Umbilicus   middle of 4 quadrants  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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