Anatomy & Physiology: Anatomical Directions, Body Planes, Body Cavities, Abdominal Quarters and Regions

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Supine

Laying flat on your back

<p>Laying flat on your back</p>
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Prone

Laying flat face down

<p>Laying flat face down</p>
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Proximal

Closer to the center of the body

<p>Closer to the center of the body</p>
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Distal

Part of the body further from the center

<p>Part of the body further from the center</p>
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Lateral

To the side of, or away from the middle of the body

<p>To the side of, or away from the middle of the body</p>
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Medial

Toward the middle/center

<p>Toward the middle/center</p>
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Superior

Toward the head of body/to the top

<p>Toward the head of body/to the top</p>
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Inferior

Below/toward the feet

<p>Below/toward the feet</p>
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Caudal

Of, at, or near tail/posterior end of the body

<p>Of, at, or near tail/posterior end of the body</p>
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Cephalic/ cranial

To the head/ location near the head

<p>To the head/ location near the head</p>
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Anterior/ventral

Front part body

<p>Front part body</p>
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Posterior

Back

<p>Back</p>
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Dorsal

On/toward upper posterior part of body

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Sagittal

Divides body into unequal left and right portions vertically

<p>Divides body into unequal left and right portions vertically</p>
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Midsagittal

Divides body into vertical equal right and left parts

<p>Divides body into vertical equal right and left parts</p>
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Frontal/ Coronal

Vertical plane dividing body into anterior and posterior sections

<p>Vertical plane dividing body into anterior and posterior sections </p>
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Transverse

Horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior parts

<p>Horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior parts </p>
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Dorsal cavity

Posterior/ dorsal (brain and spine)

<p>Posterior/ dorsal (brain and spine)</p>
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Cranial cavity

Surrounded by skull protecting brain

<p>Surrounded by skull protecting brain </p>
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Spinal/ vertebral cavity

Formed by spine vertebre

<p>Formed by spine vertebre</p>
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Ventral cavity

Anterior/ventral surface of body, chest, and abdomen. Skin, muscle, connective tissue, bone, and serous membrane.

<p>Anterior/ventral surface of body, chest, and abdomen. Skin, muscle, connective tissue, bone, and serous membrane.</p>
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Thoracic cavity

Cavity superior to the diaphragm

<p>Cavity superior to the diaphragm</p>
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Pleural cavity

Space around lung (pleura is the name of the membrane that lines the chest and lungs)

<p>Space around lung (pleura is the name of the membrane that lines the chest and lungs)</p>
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Medistinum

Middle tissue mass in the thoracic cavity— divides lungs into two cavities. Aorta, blood vessels, heart, thymus pericardial cavity, heart.

<p>Middle tissue mass in the thoracic cavity— divides lungs into two cavities. Aorta, blood vessels, heart, thymus pericardial cavity, heart.</p>
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Pericardial cavity

Peri: perimeter Cardi: heart Pericardium: sac that surrounds heart. Heart cavity!

<p>Peri: perimeter Cardi: heart Pericardium: sac that surrounds heart. Heart cavity!</p>
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Abdominal/ Pelvic cavity

Part of ventral cavity inferior to the diaphragm

<p>Part of ventral cavity inferior to the diaphragm </p>
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Abdominal cavity

Superior part of the APC—diaphragm to the superior part of the pelvic girdle. Contains viscera: stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestines, and most of the large intestines.

<p>Superior part of the APC—diaphragm to the superior part of the pelvic girdle. Contains viscera: stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, small intestines, and most of the large intestines.</p>
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Pelvic Cavity

Within pelvic bone area — bladder, cecum, appendix, sigmoid colon, rectum, and M/F reproductive organs.

<p>Within pelvic bone area — bladder, cecum, appendix, sigmoid colon, rectum, and M/F reproductive organs.</p>
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Right Hypochondriac

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Epigastric

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Left Hypochondriac

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Right Lumbar

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Umbilical

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Left Lumbar

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Right Iliac/ Ingunial

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Hypogastric

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Left Iliac/ Ingunial

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Quadrants

ALWAYS BASED ON THE PATIENTS RIGHT AND LEFT, NOT YOURS

<p>ALWAYS BASED ON THE PATIENTS RIGHT AND LEFT, NOT YOURS</p>