Body Structure Flashcards
1
Q
Anterior
A
Front
2
Q
Posterior
A
Back
3
Q
Superior
A
Above
4
Q
Inferior
A
lower, below
5
Q
Medial
A
Middle, midline of the body
6
Q
Lateral
A
Pertaining to the side or one side
7
Q
Median (midsagittal)
A
Middle of body (imagine plane cutting down the entire middle of body)
8
Q
Frontal (coronal) plane
A
Imagine a plane being put in the middle of the body vertically splitting the body between front and back
9
Q
Horizontal (transverse) plane
A
Imagine a plane horizontally in the middle of the body around the waist departing top from lower
Half
10
Q
Dorsal
A
- cranial
- spinal
11
Q
Ventral
A
- thoracic
- diaphragm
- abdominal
- pelvic
abdominal pelvic is the two together
12
Q
Umbilical
A
Near the navel
13
Q
Epigastric
A
Above or on the stomach
14
Q
Hypogastric
A
under or below the stomach
15
Q
Lumbar
A
Loins (lower back)
16
Q
Inguinal
A
Groin
17
Q
Hypochondriac
A
Cartilage under the ribs
