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Directional terms, planes and regions

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Term
Definition
show Front  
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show Back  
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show Above another structure  
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Inferior   show
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show middle  
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Lateral   show
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show near point of attachment  
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show away from point of attraction  
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show flat on back  
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show flat on stomach  
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Anatomical position for point of reference   show
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show near the surface  
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show Imaginary line that divides body into anterior and posterior  
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Misgagittal   show
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show imaginary line that intersects the body horizontally, upper and lower halves  
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Sagittal/Lateral   show
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show Right upper quadrant, Left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, Left lower quadrant,  
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show Right & left hypochondriac region, right & left Lumbar regions, Right & left Iliac region, epigastric region, umbilical region, hypogastric region  
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RUQ   show
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show Left lower quadrant  
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LUQ   show
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RLQ   show
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show lateral  
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AP   show
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