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Body Planes, Divisions, and Directions Medical Assistant
Ch. 1 Body Planes, Divisions, and Directions for Medical Assistant - Hemby
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06/28/2010

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frontal (coronal) plane
Definition
divides the body into front and back (anterior/ventral and posterior/dorsal)
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ventral
Definition
anterior
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dorsal
Definition
posterior
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transverse
Definition
divides the body (at the waist) into upper/superior and lower/inferior.
Term
What does the right upper quadrant (RUQ) contain?
Definition
right upper area of the abdomen; contains parts of the liver, gallbladder, and intestines.
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What does the left upper quadrant (LUQ)contain?
Definition
left upper area of the abdomen; contains parts of the liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen, and intestines.
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What does the right lower quadrant (RLQ) contain?
Definition
right lower area of the abdomen; contains parts of the intestines, appendix, right ureter, ovary, and fallopian tube.
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What does the Left lower quadrant (LLQ) contain?
Definition
left lower abdominal area; contains parts of the intestines, left ureter, ovary, and fallopian tube.
Term
# of regions of the abdomen.
Definition
9.
Term
right and left hypochondriac regions.
Definition
top two side squares/regions of the abdomen.
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right and left inguinal (iliac) regions.
Definition
bottom two side squares/regions of the abdomen
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epigastric region.
Definition
top middle square/region of abdomen.
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right and left lateral regions.
Definition
middle two side squares/regions of the abdomen
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umbilical region of abdomen.
Definition
center square/region.
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hypogastric region of abdomen.
Definition
lower middle square/region.
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distal
Definition
at the end of a structure; the insertion of a muscle is at the distal end.
Term
at what end does a muscle insert?
Definition
the distal end.
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proximal
Definition
at the beginning of a structure; at the origin of a muscle.
Term
at what end is the origin of a muscle?
Definition
the proximal end.
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lateral
Definition
side.
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medial
Definition
middle.
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anterior (ventral)
Definition
front, in front of.
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posterior (dorsal)
Definition
back, in back of.
Term
inferior (caudal)
Definition
lower, below
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caudal
Definition
inferior, lower, below. (in body directions)
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superior (cephalic)
Definition
at the head, above.
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cephalic
Definition
superior, at the head, above. (in body directions)
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