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