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JB Anatomy & Phys
relative positions and body planes and cavities
Question | Answer |
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superior | above |
inferior | below |
anterior (ventral) | front |
posterior (dorsal) | back |
medial | nearer the middle |
lateral | to the side |
proximal | nearest to the point of origin |
distal | farthest from the point of origin |
superficial | near the surface |
deep | farther away from the surface |
visceral | internal |
parietal | wall |
Sagittal (vertical) | divides the body into right and left |
transverse (horizontal | divides the body into superior and inferior |
frontal (coronal) | vertical plane that divides teh body into anterior and posterior |
dorsal cavities | cranial and vetebral |
ventral cavities | thoracic (chest) and abdominopelvic |
quadrants of the abdomen | RUQ, LUQ, RLQ and LLQ |
regions of the abdomen | right and left hypochondriac right and left iliac, right and left lumbar, umbilical, epigastric, and hypogastric |