A&P Chap 1 - Directional terms, Anatomical Planes, & Abdominopelvic subdivisions

Superior

-"above" or toward the head end of the body

Inferior

-below or towards the feet/lower part of the body

anterior (Ventral)

toward the front or belly of the body

Distal

-Away from the origin or attachment point.

Dorsal (posterior)

-toward the back or upper surface of the body

Lateral

-away from the midline of the body

Medial

-towards the midline or center of the body

Midline

-middle of body

Proximal

-closer to the center of the body

Transverse plane

-divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections

Median (sagital) plane

-medial means toward the midline

-left and right

Paramedian (parasagittal)

-unequal left/right division

Coronal

-crown

upper right quadrant

-liver, gallbladder, duodenum, head of the pancreas, right kidney, and parts of the colon/small intestine

Lower right quadrant

-appendix, part of the large and small intestines, the right ureter, and the right ovary/fallopian

Upper Left Quadrant

-stomach, spleen, pancreas, left kidney, left adrenal gland, and parts of the colon and liver

Lower Left Quadrant

large and small intestines, the left ureter, and in females, the left ovary and Fallopian tub

Epigastric region

-stomach, liver, and pancreas

Umbilical Region

-parts of the small intestines, transverse colon, abdominal aorta and vena cava.

right Flank

liver, right kidney, gallbladder, and parts of the intestines

left flank

-Left kidney, large and small intestine, spleen

-right hypochondriac region

- liver, gallbladder, and right kidney

left hypochondriac region

-spleen, stomach, and left kidney

right inguinal region

-cecum and appendix, the ascending colon, right ovary

left inguinal region

-small intestine, the descending colon, the sigmoid colon left ovary