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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sagital | front to back (lateral view) |
| Frontal or coronal | ear to ear (a to p view) |
| transverse or cross | horizontal (cross section) |
| Superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| antferior | front |
| posterior | back |
| Cranial | head |
| caudal | tail |
| dorsal | back |
| ventral | belly |
| proximal | closer to attachment |
| distal | distant from attachment |
| medial | toward midline |
| lateral | away from midline |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| bilateral | both sides |
| supine | face up |
| prone | face down |
| abdominal (right side) | epigastricumbilical or gastrichypogastric |
| abdominal (left side) | HypochondriaclumbarIliac |
| anatomical position | palms forward ( cross) |
| serous membrane | lines cavities |
| parietal | lines body wall |
| Visceral | lines organs (guts) |
| serious fluid | viscera lubricant |
| cranial cavity | brain |
| spinal cavity | spinal cord |
| pleural cavity | lungs |
| pericardium | heart |
| abdominal cavity | abdominal organs (liver-largest) |
| pelvic cavity | bladder, rectum |
| quadrants | UR ULLR LL |