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Directional terms, planes and regions

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Term
Definition
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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