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Body Cavities
A - Cranial B- Spinal
C - Thoracic D - Diaphragm
E - Abdominal F - Pelvic
Blue: Dorsal Pink: Venral |
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A - Supersternal Arch B -Sternal Angle
C - Xiphisternal Joint D -Coastal Margin
E - Xyphoid Process
F - Linea Semilunaris
G - Lt Lateral Plane H - Rt Lateral Plane
I - Intertubercular Plane J - Subcostal Plane
K - Transpyloric Plane |
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A - Median Sagittal Plane
B - Paramedian Plane
C - Proximal D - Distal
E - Transverse Plane F - Lateral
G - Medial H - Superior
I - Coronal Plane J - Anterior
K - Posterior L - Inferior
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A - Rt Hypochondrium B - Epigastrium
C - Lt Hypochondrium D - Rt Lumbar Region
E - Umbilical Region F - Lt Lumbar Region
G - Rt Iliac Fossa H - Hypogastrium
I - Lt Iliac Fossa
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A - RPO B - RLD
C - ERECT D - SEMI-ERECT
E - LLD F - SUPINE
G - LPO H - PRONE |
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2 scan planes are used in abd and pelvic ultrasound
Sag/Long: body/organ is divided into unequal right and left halves
Trans: body/organ is divided into unequal top and bottom halves |
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The top of the image: anterior anatomy
The bottom of the image: posterior anatomy
The left side of the screen: anatomy closest to head
The right side of the screen: anatomy closest to feet |
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The top of the monitor = anterior anatomy
The bottom of the monitor = posterior anatomy
The left side of the monitor = patient's right side
The right side of the monitor = patient's left side |
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situated at or directed toward thefront. A structure in front of another structure.
Ex: The liver is situated anteriorly in the body. The head of the pancreas is anterior to the inferior vena cava. |
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situated at or directed toward the back. A structure behind another structure.
Ex: The kidneys are situated posteriorly in the body. The inferior vena cava is posterior to the head of the pancreas. |
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Situated above or directed upward. Toward the head. A structure higher than another structure.
Ex: The lungs are situated superiorly in the body. The diaphragm is superior to the liver. |
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Situated below or directed downward. Toward the feet. A structure lower than another structure.
Ex: The uterus is situated inferiorly in the body. The superior mesenteric artery is inferior to the celiac axis. |
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Situated at, on, or towards the middle or midline of the body.
Ex: The spine is situated medially in the body. The aorta is medial to the left kidney.
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Situated at, on, or toward the side. To the right of left of the middle or the midline of the body.
Ex: The spleen is situated left laterally in the body. The carotid arteries are lateral to the thyroid. |
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Situated on or affecting the same side.
Ex: The spleen and left kidney are ipsilateral. |
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Situated on or affecting the opposite side.
Ex: The ovaries are contralateral.
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Situated closest to the point of origin or attachment.
Ex: The common helpatic duct is proximal to the common bile duct. |
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Situated farthest from the point of origin or attachment.
Ex: The abdominal aorta is distal to the thoracic aorta.
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Situated on or toward the surface. External.
Ex: The testicles are superficial structures. |
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Situated away from the surface. Internal.
Ex: The pancreas is a deep structure. |
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a muscular partition that assists inspiration and separates the ventral cavity into the thoracic cavity and the peritoneal cavity.
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| The largest body cavity, encompassing the abdomen and pelvis |
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| a thin sheet of tissue that secretes serous fluid, lines the peritoneal cavity |
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| enclosed; structures include the liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, majority of the intestines, and teh ovaries |
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located posterior to the sac and are covered anteriorly with peritoneum.
Includes kidneys, ureters, adrenal glands, pancreas, aorta, inferior vena cava, urinary bladder, uterus, prostate gland, ascending colon, descending color, and most of the duodenum |
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Supracolic Compartment
(supramesocolic space) |
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| The area above the transverse colon constitutes the supracolic compartment, which includes the right subhepatic space, left subhepatic space, right subphrenic space, and left subphrenic space |
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| Classified as right and left because they are respectively located posterior to the right and left lobes of the liver. The right subhepatic space includes Morrison's pouch |
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Infracolic Compartment
(inframesocolic space) |
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| The area inferior to the transverse colon constitutes the infracolic compartment, which includes the right paracolic gutter, left paracolic gutter, the gutter to the right of the mesentery, and the gutter to the left of the mesentary. |
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| The right paracolic gutter is located between the right lateral abdominal wall and the ascending colon. The left paracolic gutter is between the left lateral abdominal wall and the descending colon. The gutter to the right of the mesentery is a space between the mesentery and the ascending colon. The gutter to the left of the mesentery is a space betweeen the mesentery and the descending colon. |
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| An area located around the kidney, adrenal gland, and fat, surrounded by fascia (Gerota's fascia). |
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| Classified as anterior and posterior. The anterior pararenal space is located between the anterior surface of the renal fascia (Gerota's fascia) and the posterior portion of the peritoneum. The posterior pararenal space is located between the posterior surface of the renal fascia and the transversalis fascia. |
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Posterior cul-de-sac
(or pouch of Douglas or rectouterine pouch) |
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| The most posterior and dependent portion of the peritoneal sac. A space located between the urinary bladder and rectum in the male and the rectouterine pouch in the female. |
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Anterior cul-de-sac
(vesicouterine pouch) |
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| A shallow space located between the anterior wall of the uterus and the urinary bladder. This space all but disappears as the urinary bladder fills with urine. This space does not exist in the male. |
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