Body Plan
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anatomical position | reference point, body erect, arms at sides, palms forehead, feet together and flat on the floor
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regional terms | know all regions of the body
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frontal (anterior) | forehead
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orbital (anterior) | eye
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nasal (anterior) | nose
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oral (anterior) | mouth
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otic (anterior) | ear
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buccal (anterior) | cheek
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mental (anterior) | chin
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clavicular (anterior) | collar bone
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axillary (anterior) | armpit
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brachial (anterior) | arm
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antecubital (anterior) | front of elbow
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carpal (anterior) | wrist
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palmar (anterior) | palm
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digital (anterior) | fingers
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cervical (anterior) | neck
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pectoral (anterior) | chest
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sternal (anterior) | breastbone
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mammary (anterior) | breast
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abdominal (anterior) | abdomen
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umbilical (anterior) | naval
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pubic (anterior) | genitals
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inguinal (anterior) | groin
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coxal (anterior) | hip
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femoral (anterior) | thigh
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patellar (anterior) | kneecap
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crural (anterior) | leg (shin)
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talus (anterior) | ankle
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dorsum (anterior) | top of foot
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digital (anterior) | toes
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cranial (posterior) | skull
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occipital (posterior) | back of skull (brain & vision)
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nuchal (posterior) | back of neck
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acromial (posterior) | point of shoulder
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olecranon (posterior) | point of elbow
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dorsum (posterior) | back of hand
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scapular (posterior) | shoulder blade
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vertebral (posterior) | spinal column
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lumbar (posterior) | loin
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sacral (posterior) | between hips
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gluteal (posterior) | buttocks
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perineal (posterior) | perineum
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popliteal (posterior) | behind knee
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sural (posterior) | calf
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calcaneal (posterior) | heel
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plantar (posterior) | sole
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right upper quadrant (RUQ) | liver, gallbladder
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right lower quadrant (RLQ) | appendix
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left upper quadrant (LUQ) | stomach, spleen, pancreas
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left lower quadrant (LLQ) | small intestines, large intestines, ovaries, colon
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abdominal regions | right and left hypochondriac region, right and left lumbar region, right and left iliac region, epigastric region, umbilical region, hypogastric region
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directional terms (anatomical position-reference position) | explains where one body structure is in relation to another
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proximal | closer to an attachment point, typically the shoulder or hip
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distal | further from an attachment point, typically the shoulder or hip
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lateral | away from midline
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medial | towards the midline
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planes of the body | planes are imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body dividing it into sections
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sagittal planes | divide body into right and left portions
two portions: midsagittal (median), parasagittal (beside)
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frontal (coronal) planes | divide the body into anterior & posterior portions
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transverse planes | divide body into superior & inferior portions
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oblique planes | not at a right angle to other planes (not often used in anatomy)
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