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Anatomical positions

Directional terms, planes and regions

TermDefinition
Anterior Front
Posterior Back
Superior Above another structure
Inferior below another structure
Medial middle
Lateral to the side
Proximal near point of attachment
Distal away from point of attraction
Supine flat on back
Prone flat on stomach
Anatomical position for point of reference standing erect, facing forward with limbs at side and palms facing forward
Superficial near the surface
Frontal/Coronal Imaginary line that divides body into anterior and posterior
Misgagittal imaginary line that divides the body into equal right/left halves
Transverse imaginary line that intersects the body horizontally, upper and lower halves
Sagittal/Lateral Parallel to the median plane, divides the body into left and right sections
Abdominopelvic quadrants Right upper quadrant, Left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, Left lower quadrant,
Abdominopelvic regions Right & left hypochondriac region, right & left Lumbar regions, Right & left Iliac region, epigastric region, umbilical region, hypogastric region
RUQ Right upper quadrant
LLQ Left lower quadrant
LUQ Left upper quadrant
RLQ right lower quadrant
lat lateral
AP anteroposterior (from front to back)
Created by: SViner
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