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Med term 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frontal plane 1 | also called the coronal plane |
| cross-section | section produced by cut at right angle to long axis of structure |
| sagittal plane | plane that divides the body into left and right portions |
| frontal plane 2 | the two vertical planes |
| frontal plane 3 | plane that divides body into anterior and posterior portions |
| frontal section | section produced by the coronal plane |
| transverse plane | divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| transverse plane | the only horizontal plane |
| longitudinal section | section cut along long axis of the structure |
| right hypochondriac region | the farthest right hand corner |
| right lumbar region | below right hypochondriac region |
| right iliac region | below right lumbar region |
| epigastric region | to the left of the right hypochondriac region |
| umbilical region | below epigastric region |
| hypogastric region | below umbilical region |
| left hypochondriac region | to the left of the epigastric region |
| left lumbar region | below the left hypochondriac region |
| left iliac region | below the lumbar region |
| caudal | direction term referring to the head |
| ventral | direction term referring to the belly side of the body |
| sagittal | plan divides body into left and right portions |
| inguinal | term for groin body region |
| cornal | another name for frontal plan |
| patellar | term for kneecap body region |