4.3 directional terms, planes, and reigons

Anter

front

poster

back part

ventr

near front side

dors

near the back 

Medi

middle

super

above

Infer 

below

proxim

near

Dist

far

Frontal plane

divides the body into front and back portions

coronal plane

divides the body into slices from front t back 

Midsagittal plane

the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves

Travnsverse plane

divides body into upper and lower parts

leteral 

away form the midline of the body

Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

liver, right kidney, colon, pancreas, gallbladder

Lower laft quadrant (LLQ)

ureter, bladder, colon, gonads

left upper quadrant (LUQ)

spleen, liver, pancreas, small intestines, large intertines

Right lower quadrant (RLQ) 

cecum, appendix, right ovary and tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord

lumber

low back

Epigastric

middle upper region above the stomach

Hypogastric 

middle lower region below the umbilical region

Umbilical 

Navel, belly ,button

Hypochondriac

to the right and left of the epigastric region