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Directions, Planes, Regions MT_L2
109 cards·by jennybakalov
antero
front
caudo
tail (downward)
cephalo
head (upward)
disto
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
dorso
back
infero
below
latero
side
medio
middle
postero
back, behind
proximo
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
supero
above
ventro
belly (front)
ad
toward
al, ic, ior
pertaining to
anterior
pertaining to the front
caudad
toward the tail
caudal
pertaining to the tail
cephalad
toward the head
cephalic
pertaining to the head
distal
pertaining to away
dorsal
pertaining to the back
inferior
pertaining to below
lateral
pertaining to a side
medial
pertaining to the middle
posterior
pertaining to the back
proximal
pertaining to near
superior
pertaining to above
ventral
pertaining to the belly
superior
pertaining to above
super
above
ior
pertaining to
cephal
head
ic
pertaining to
cephalic
pertaining to the head
poster
back
ior
pertaining to
posterior
pertaining to the back
dors
back
al
pertaining to
dorsal
pertaining to the back
anter
front
ior
pertaining to
anterior
pertaining to the front
ventr
belly (front)
al
pertaining to
ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
infer
below
ior
pertaining to
inferior
pertaining to below
caud
tail
al
pertaining to
caudal
pertaining to the tail
later
side
al
pertaining to
lateral
pertaining to the side
poster
back
anter
front
ior
pertaining to
posteroanterior
pertaining to back and front
antero
front
posterior
back
ior
pertaining to
anteroposterior
pertaining to front and back
frontal or coronal plane
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and
posterior portions
sagittal plane
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and
left sides
transverse plane
horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
anatomic planes
transverse, frontal (coronal), and midsagittal
umbilical
around the navel (umbilicus)
epigastric
superior to the umbilical region
hypogastric
inferior to the umbilical region
hypochondriac
to the right and left of the epigastric region
lumbar
to the right and left of the umbilical region
iliac
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
abdominopelvic regions
right and left hypochondriac, epigastric, right and left lumbar, umbilical, right and left
iliac, and hypogastric
supine position
lying on back, facing upward
prone position
lying on abdomen, facing downward
fowler position
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
orthopnea position
sitting upright and tilted forward resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table
trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
modified sims position
lying on left side with right knee drawn up (the arm is placed in front)
RUQ
right upper quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
RLQ
right lower quadrant
LLQ
left lower quadrant
What quadrant do the liver and large intestine sit in?
RUQ
What quadrant does the stomach sit in?
LUQ
What quadrant does the appendix sit in?
RLQ
What quadrant does the small intestine sit in?
LLQ
What is at the center of the four abdominopelvic quadrants?
umbilicus
PA
posteroanterior
AP
anteroposterior
lat
lateral
ant
anterior
post
posterior
inf
inferior
sup
superior
med
medial
sup
above
inf
below
post
back, behind
ant
front
lat
side
med
middle
prone
position
cephalad
directional
coronal
plane
sagittal
plane
orthopnea
position
distal
directional