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1.02 Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Left Lilac Region | Sigmond colon Left lilac Fassa Descending colon Small intestine |
| Umbilical Region | Duodenum Small Intestine Transverse colon |
| Basic Atomical Postion | BAP |
| Supine | Laying on your back with you face up |
| Prone | Laying on your face down on your stomach |
| Trendelenburg | Bed?Table is tilted where you head is lower than your feet |
| Frowlers/ Semi-Frowler's | Laying at a 45 degree angle |
| Anterior/Ventral | Front surface of the body; Example your nose is on the front of your body |
| Posterior/ Dorsal | Back surface of your body. |
| Cranial | Towards your head' Example : your brain is in the cranial cavity |
| Craniocaudal | From head to tail; Example- your entire spine is caniocaudal |
| Superior | Above or top; Your patella is superior to your ankle |
| Inferior | Below or bottom; Example- Your sternum is inferior to your collar bone |
| Medial | Towards the middle; Example- Your belly button is medial to your nose |
| Lateral | Towards the sides; Example- Your ears are lateral to your nose |
| Bilateral | Both sides; Example: Your kidneys are bilateral |
| Proximal | Closest to the point of attachment; Example: your shoulder is proximal to your elbow |
| Distal | Farthest point of attachment;Example your fingers and distal to your elbows |
| Superficial | On the surface |
| Deep | Inside |
| Sagittal Plane | divides body into left and right |
| Frontal/Caudal Plane | divides body into anterior and posterior |
| Transverse plane | divides body into superior and inferior |
| Ventral/ Front/ Anterior body cavities | Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic, And Abdominopelvic |
| Thoracic cavity | heart,lungs, bronchi, trachea, esophagus, and thymus |
| Abdominal Cavity | stomach, liver, galbladder, pancreas, spleen, large, and small intestine, and appendix |
| Hypogastic region | sigmond colon, bladder, and reproductive organs |
| Epigastric region | liver,stomach, spleen,duodenum, adrenal glands, and pancreas |
| Right Lilac Region | appendix,cecum,ascending colon, small intestine |
| RIght Lumbar Region | right kidney, ascending colon, and small intestine |
| Left lumbar region | small intestine, left kidney, ascending colon |
| Right Hypochondriac region | liver, gallbladder, small/large intestine, right kidney |
| Left Hypochondriac region | liver's tip, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, large/small intestine |
| Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) | left ureter, reproductive organs |
| Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ) | appendix, reproductive organs, right ureter |
| Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ) | left ureter, reproductive organs |
| Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) | liver, stomach, gallbladder, duodenum, right kidney, pancreas, right adrenal gland |
| Abdominal Quadrants | 4 subdivisions; always from perspective of basic anatomical position |
| Spinal cavity | contains: spinal cord |
| Cranial cavity | contains: brain |
| Dorsal/back/Posterior body cavities | Cranial & Spinal |
| Abdominopelvic cavity | contains: abdominal AND pelvic cavities combined |
| Pelvic cavity | contains: urinary bladder, reproductive organs, rectum |
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