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ALLH 101
Chapter 2 cont'd - Planes and Quadrants of the Body
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Undergraduate 1
05/06/2017

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coronal plane
Definition
divides the body into front(anterior) and back(posterior) sections
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frontal plane
Definition
divides the body into front(anterior) and back(posterior) sections
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anterior
Definition
front of the body
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ventral
Definition
front of the body
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dorsal
Definition
back of the body
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anteroposterior
Definition
moving from outside the body through the anterior section and then through the posterior section
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posterioanterior
Definition
moves from outside the body through the posterior section and then through the anterior section
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anterior direction
Definition
moving towards the front of the body
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posterior direction
Definition
moving towards the back of the body
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sagittal plane
Definition
divides the body into left and right sections
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lateral movement
Definition
moving from the midline toward either side of the body
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medial direction
Definition
moving from either side of the body toward the midline
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bilateral
Definition
both sides
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transverse plane
Definition
horizontal plane that divides the body into upper(superior) and lower (inferior) sections
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superior
Definition
above
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inferior
Definition
below
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cephalad direction
Definition
moving superiorly towards the head
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caudad direction
Definition
moving inferiorly towards the tail bone
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distal
Definition
moving towards the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb
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proximal
Definition
moving from the end of a limb toward the trunk of the body
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LUQ
Definition
left upper quadrant;
pancreas, stomach and pancreatic duct
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LLQ
Definition
left lower quadrant;
includes ileum
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RUQ
Definition
right upper quadrant;
includes liver, gallbladder, duodenum, and common bile duct
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RLQ
Definition
right lower quadrant;
includes colon, cecum, and appendix
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right hypochondriac region
Definition
upper right abdominopelvic area
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epigastric region
Definition
upper middle abdominopelvic area
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left hypochondriac region
Definition
upper left abdominopelvic area
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right lumbar region
Definition
middle right abdominopelvic area
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umbilical region
Definition
middlemost abdominopelvic area
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left lumbar region
Definition
middle left abdominopelvic area
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right inguinal region
Definition
lower right abdominopelvic area
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hypogastric region
Definition
lower middle abdominopelvic area
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left inguinal region
Definition
lower left abdominopelvic area
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