Antomical Regions and Directional References

Question 1

Two methods of dividing abdominal region

Answer 1

abdominopelvic quadrants (4) abdominopelvic regions (9)

Question 2

Abdominopelvic Quadrants - how to divide, use

Answer 2

one horizontal and one vertical line that intersect at the umbilicus/navel - useful for description of aches, pains, injuries

Question 3

RUQ

Answer 3

right lobe liver, gallbladder, right kidney, stomach, small and large intestine

Question 4

RLQ

Answer 4

Cecum, appendix, small and large intestine, reproductive organs, right ureter

Question 5

LUQ

Answer 5

left lobe liver, stomach, pancreas, left kidney, spleen, small and large intestine

Question 6

LLQ

Answer 6

majority of small intestine, large intestine, reproductive organs, left ureter

Question 7

9 Abdominal Regions

Answer 7

right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal

Question 8

Thoracic Cavity (3)

Answer 8

two pleural cavity (lungs) pericardial cavity (heart)

Question 9

diagphragm

Answer 9

dome shaped muscular sheet, separates superior thoracic cavity and inferior abdominopelvic cavity

Question 10

body cavities

Answer 10

internal chambers where vital organs are suspended: protection from accidental shocks, cushions them

Question 11

9 abdominal Regions (picture)

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Question 14

Anterior/Ventral

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front/before/belly side: navel is on anterior/ventral surface

Question 15

Posterior/Dorsal

Answer 15

back/behind - shoulder blade aka scapula is on posterior/dorsal side of body

Question 16

cranial/cephalic vs. caudal

Answer 16

toward the head vs. toward the tail

Question 17

superior vs. inferior

Answer 17

above (aka towards head) vs below (aka towards feet

Question 18

Medial vs. Lateral

Answer 18

toward midline vs away from midline

Question 19

proximal vs. distal

Answer 19

toward an attached base vs away (thigh is proximal to the foot, fingers and distal to the wrist)

Question 20

Transverse/Horixonal/Cross-sectional Plane - transversely or horizontally

Answer 20

perpendicular to long axis: separates superior and inferior

Question 21

Frontal or Coronal plane - frontally, coronally

Answer 21

extends from side to side, divides body into anterior and posterior

Question 22

Sagittal Plane - Sagittally

Answer 22

extendes from anterior to posterior, divides body into left and right halves

Question 23

Midsagittal vs parasagittal

Answer 23

mid: passes through midline, divides body in half (left and right)
para: misses midline, separates right and left unequally

Question 24

oblique plane

Answer 24

not orthoganal - at an angle

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Question 26

Flexion vs Extension

Answer 26

Flexion: making angle smaller OR moving anteriorally. Extension: making angle bigger or moving posteriorally.

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Question 31

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Question 32

Circumduction

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Question 33

Opposition and Reposition

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Question 34

Retrusion, Protrusion. Elevation and Depression.

Answer 34

Retrusion: posterior, in, rotrustion: anterior, push out. Elevation up, depression down.

Question 35

Inversion and Eversion

Answer 35

Question 36

Supination and pronation

Answer 36