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Chapter One
Body Regions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 4
09/09/2013

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Anatomical Position
Definition
The body is standing erect, face forward, with the upper limbs at the sides and the palms forward
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Superior Position
Definition
The body part is above another part - The thoracic cavity is superior to the abdominopelvic cavity
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Inferior Position
Definition
The body part is below another body part - The neck is inferior to the head
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Anterior Position (Ventral)
Definition
Towards the front - The eyes are anterior to the brain
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Posterior Position (Dorsal)
Definition
Towards the back - The pharynx is posterior to the oral cavity
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Medial Position
Definition
Midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves. A body part is medial if it is closer to the midline - The nose is medial to the eyes
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Lateral Position
Definition
Towards the side, away from the midline - The ears are lateral to the eyes
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Bilateral Position
Definition
Paired structures, one of which is one each side - lungs are bilateral
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Ipsilateral Position
Definition
Structures on the same side - The right lung and the right kidney are ipsilateral
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Contralateral Position
Definition
Structures on the opposite side - A patient with a broken right leg would have to put his weight on the contralateral(left leg)
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Proximal Position
Definition
The body part that is closer to the trunk of the body - The elbow is proximal to the wrist
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Distal Position
Definition
The body part further from the trunk of the body - The digitals are distal to the wrist
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Superficial Position
Definition
Situated near the surface - The epidermis is the superficial layer of the skin
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Deep Position
Definition
Parts that are more internal than superfical parts - The dermis is the deep layer of the skin
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Sagittal
Definition
Divides the body into left and right portions
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Transverse (horizontal)
Definition
Divides the body into superior and inferior portions
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Frontal (Coronal)
Definition
Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
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Epigastric Region
Definition
Upper middle portion
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Right and Left Hypochondriac Region
Definition
To the left/right of the epigastric region
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Umbilical Region
Definition
Center portion
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Left/right lumbar regions
Definition
Left/right portion of the Umbilical region
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Hypogastric Region
Definition
Lower middle portion
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Left/right iliac region
Definition
left/right portion beside the hypogastric region
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