Unit 2 - Anatomical Organization Flashcards
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Superior
Towards the head or higher
Inferior
Towards the feet or lower
Distal
Farther from the point of attachment or center of the body
Proximal
Towards the point of attachment or center of the body
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Medial
Towards the midline of the body
Frontal (Coronal) Plane
Plane that separates the body from front and back
Saggital Plane
Plane that separates the body from left and right
Transverse (Horizontal) Plane
Plane that seperates the body from top and bottom
Midsaggital Plane
Plane that seperates the body from left and right in equal halves
Anterior
Front of the body
Posterior
Back of the body
Ventral
Towards the front
Dorsal
Towards the back
Cephalic
Toward the superior end
Rostral
Toward the forehead or nose
Caudal
Toward the inferior end
Isilateral
On the same side of the body
Contralateral
On the opposite side of the body
Axial Region
Head, neck (cervical) & trunk
Appendicular Region
Upper and lower limbs
4 Quadrants
Right upper, left upper, right lower, & left lower
9 Regions
Right hypochondriac, epigastric region, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical region, left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal
Subcoastal Line
Between Epigastric region and Umbilical region