Anatomical positions Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| 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) |
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