Chapter 1: Body Planes & Sections (lab) (copy)

Planes

imaginary flat surface passing through the body

Section

an actual cut or slice to expose internal anatomy

Coronal (Frontal) Plane

Vertical Plane that divides body or organ into anterior and posterior parts (front and back)

Transverse (Horizontal) Plane

Divides body or organ into superior and inferior parts (top and bottom)

Midsaggital (Median) Plane

Vertical plane and divides body or organ into equal left and right halves

Abdominopelivic Regions

Anatomists & health-care professional partition the abdominopelvic cavity to locate aches, pains, injuries, and abnormalities in these relative areas

What are the 3 major anatomical planes?

Coronal (frontal), Transverse (Horizontal), and Midsagittal

1

Right Hypochondriac Region

2

Epigastric

3

Left Hypochondriac Region

4

Right Lumbar Region

5

Umbilical Region

6

Left Lumbar Region

7

Right Iliac Region

8

Hypogastric

9

Left Iliac Region

Quadrant a

Right Upper Quadrant

Quadrant b

Left Upper Quadrant

Quadrant c

Right Lower Quadrant

Quadrant d

Left Lower Quadrant